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jourmungandr t1_j6ieaei wrote

Emotions trigger the same brain systems as physical pain for bad feelings. paracetamol must turn down pain by effecting common part of the system. So you blunt both physical pain and emotional pain and therefore you can't feel pain for other people.

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Big_carrot_69 OP t1_j6nltx1 wrote

What if you already don't feel emotions for others (to a certain degree). Does it exacerbate it?

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jourmungandr t1_j6nm02h wrote

No clue. It's a very small effect, that's why we only just noticed it recently.

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