Phantom Limb Pain
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 09 Apr 19:41
https://mander.xyz/post/27885788

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Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win on 09 Apr 19:48 next collapse

So it’s a bad idea to get ones limb amputated unnecessarily?

hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 09 Apr 20:12 next collapse

I do not recommend it, but you do you

uuldika@lemmy.ml on 10 Apr 19:08 collapse

there’s a rare mental illness called Body Integrity Dysphoria which makes people want to amputate a limb. They have less phantom pain than ordinary amputees, supposedly.

ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world on 11 Apr 08:50 collapse

Define unnecessary.

Issue is, people with Body Integrity Dysphoria might feel extreme discomfort from having a cartain limb (or more), those who gotten said limb amputated got their life improved. They still sometimes suffer from phantom limb pain, but often was an acceptable alternative to having said limb.

Even worse is, eugenicists often think even medically necessary amputations are unjustified, since “a disabled man is just as good as a dead man”.

Verito@lemm.ee on 09 Apr 20:34 next collapse

Thank the weird human brain for mirror therapy.

Dasus@lemmy.world on 09 Apr 23:28 next collapse

Ah, I see you’re a man of culture as well.

Phantom Limb Pain | House M.D…

ryannathans@aussie.zone on 09 Apr 23:36 collapse

Works on chronic non amputation injuries too

sneezycat@sopuli.xyz on 09 Apr 21:47 next collapse

Why are we still here? Just to suffer?

MagnyusG@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 01:57 next collapse

Every night I can feel my leg… and my arm… even my fingers…

meyotch@slrpnk.net on 10 Apr 11:46 collapse

C3P0 was right!

Bonsoir@lemmy.ca on 09 Apr 22:10 next collapse

Looks painful. Maybe someone should tell them it isn’t real.

zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com on 09 Apr 22:30 next collapse

Memes? Seems like just a medical list

Jean_le_Flambeur@discuss.tchncs.de on 10 Apr 09:34 next collapse

Where is the meme?

BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz on 10 Apr 09:55 collapse

” Beauty is pain “

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