Question

Think about a time or an incident that caused you to feel pain (you do not need to share the specific incident or any details). How do you understand that experience differently now that you've read about what pain is and how it is measured? Using what you learned, describe the components of pain you experienced.

Answer 1

I had pain which felt like burning. Based on what I have learned about pain, I can categorize the components of my experience as follows-

Emotional component- I felt helpless, also I felt that this incident would ruin my skin forever.

Autonomic component- I had increased blood pressure, heart rate and was sweating too.

Motor component- I was moving my hands fastly, as It felt cooling my burning sensation.

Cognitive component- Based on the previous similar incident, I expected similar pain feelings, but it exceeded it.