Can you die from pain

Not per say, as pain is not a true sensation, but a derived one. BUT – sudden pain can be shocking enough to affect heart rate, prolonged pain can debilitate enough to block maintenance (eating, drinking).

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you can faint…or if you drink alcohol and end up bleeding to death. but no, you never specifically remember pain when you think back on it.

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If ure a healthy person and being exposed to extreme pain for a period of time your internal organs begin to shut down which obviously can lead to death. People with weaker organs (like weak heart of instence) will die faster because their …

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