Lies. I get an itchy brain all the time.

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[–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

Wanna know what hurts more? The constant realisation that people can't write basic text correctly.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    I also don't know that it's even trying to say... How is not feeling your stomach acid comparable to the dark urge to bite your finger?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    That one’s on you. They’re saying that your brain can basically override you and, to some degree, reality. It’s the reason you don’t see your nose, or clocks take a lot longer to run down a second the first time you glance over. Pain isn’t actually related to damage, and you can change your whole mood by shooting some straight lemon juice. Our bodies, behind the scenes, are doing crazy shit that our conscious mind has no business knowing about.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    I think you're giving that poorly-worded tumblr post too much credit. I really don't think they're comparable "oversights" for our own sanity. The knowledge that we shouldn't bite our finger or the muscle memory/reflexes not to do it is not the same as "noise cancelling" stomach acid/ignoring your nose, and that's not the same as time moving slower if we're waiting on something we're focusing on. Those are certainly 4 distinct mental phenomena. I guess the point of "our perceptions shape the life we experience" is a thought, but they express that very poorly.

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