Angry? Anxious? You’ll feel physical pain more intensely than a calmer person

Pain that comes on suddenly, or acutely – what is commonly known as “acute pain” – is common with tissue damage. It sometimes feels like a competitive sport when my mother and I compare our aches and pains in the morning. She’s 89, so I let her win.

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