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Phantom Limb Pain (infosec.pub)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
 

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[–] Bonsoir@lemmy.ca 42 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

[–] Verito@lemm.ee 35 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Thank the weird human brain for mirror therapy.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 6 points 2 months ago

Works on chronic non amputation injuries too

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

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

Phantom Limb Pain | House M.D..

[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why are we still here? Just to suffer?

[–] MagnyusG@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

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

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago

C3P0 was right!

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago

I do not recommend it, but you do you

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

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".

[–] Jean_le_Flambeur@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 months ago

Where is the meme?

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

” Beauty is pain “