He would be the coolest Dr ever, to have. No pain-scale description needed.
It is amazing.
http://www.people.com/article/boston-doctor-feels-patients-pain
It is amazing.
http://www.people.com/article/boston-doctor-feels-patients-pain
this Dr was born with rare ability to literally FEEL other people's pain
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the article doesn't get into describing every potential aspect of what he feels, or the limits of it. but he is quoted as saying that "he’s learned to focus his thoughts". so he has some kind of ability to narrow it down. he was able to develope some adaptive skills(?)
"For some who have the condition, the intense sense of empathy and physical adoption of pain can result in an overwhelming flood of emotions.
“They’re kind of crushed by those sensations because it’s too much and it’s overwhelming,” Salinas said. “They develop issues with anxiety and depression and essentially become shut-ins at times.”
"For some who have the condition, the intense sense of empathy and physical adoption of pain can result in an overwhelming flood of emotions.
“They’re kind of crushed by those sensations because it’s too much and it’s overwhelming,” Salinas said. “They develop issues with anxiety and depression and essentially become shut-ins at times.”
seems to me the Doc needs to see a Doc. Last person i want working on me is a person in pain himself. lets say i have an abscessed tooth and getting a root canal. I do not want my dentist distracted because he is in pain with an abscessed tooth.
