Feeling hurt really hurts

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A traumatic event that could threaten the life or safety of you and those around you. This is seen as a stressful experience and has a serious emotional impact on you.

1. Research on hurt feelings really hurts

Brain studies have found the pain of emotional trauma to be the same as the pain of physical trauma. An article published in the journal Science by Dr. Matthew D. Lieberman used real-time brain scans to chart brain activity in people who feel mentally distressed or physically distressed. social related issues. The results of the study showed that areas of the brain light up when a person feels physical pain, and similarly for people with emotional damage, the brain area also lights up.
Especially in this study when Dr. Matthew and colleagues Naomi I. Eisenberger and Kipling D. Williams conducted on 13 student volunteers and placed in MRI brain scanners with the students playing a game. Simple video game. Initially the students had to watch two players toss the ball, then their controls became better and they would play at the same time as the rest of the players. But soon, the rest of the players just played with each other and the students realized they were left out. This makes these students feel really sad. When this sensation occurs, the pain-related area of ​​the brain also lights up. More activity in the student's pain area helped the student to appreciate the experience of pain better.
Identifying pain can turn off part of the brain regions that register pain. The prefrontal cortex's ability to regulate may explain why therapy and the expression of painful emotions are used. Humans are social animals, so have more evolved brains with painful emotions. The loss of society triggers distress signals in other animals whose survival depends on social relationships. Psychological pain in humans, especially grief and intense loneliness, may share some of the neural pathways that contribute to physical pain.

2. Issues related to hurt feelings

When you feel hurt, it can clearly be due to a really painful experience. You may also feel like a punch in your gut or a knife in your heart. You may repeat what has hurt you in your mind over and over, which can make it difficult to move on from the feeling. You can try to hide and disappear from the face of the earth so that no one can see how miserable you are. Instead, you repress the feeling inside and repress it as much as possible.
Feelings of actual hurt can include spiritual pain, emotional pain, mental pain, emotional pain, psychological pain, emotional pain, emotional pain or emotional pain. But one of the most common feelings is emotional distress.
Emotional suffering or pain is caused by non-physical sources. It's not the pain you feel when you cut your toe or burn your tongue with a sip of hot coffee. Feeling vulnerable can be caused by other emotions you avoid confronting, including anger, sadness, shame, guilt, and anxiety.
You can feel hurt when your partner forgets your birthday because they feel like they don't care enough to remember. Or when your parents criticize you for choosing a major even though you're really passionate about learning and you want them to be proud of you. It can take a toll when you're spending many hours on a project at work and your boss doesn't show you any recognition or appreciation for all of your effort. The problem is that your hurt feelings come from thoughts of hurting or hurting others. It's important to dig deeper and ask why something makes you feel hurt. Are the negative thoughts you're experiencing based on facts or are you feeling hurt based on personal assumptions?
When feeling hurt mentally manifests, it affects your mental health in many ways. So let's talk about how hurt feelings manifest. Some hurtful feelings you may experience include:
Feeling overwhelmed, helpless or hopeless; Feeling guilty for no apparent reason; Excessive anxiety; Difficulty concentrating on work or remembering; Become hostile and irritable; Difficulty keeping up with daily tasks.

Feeling hurt can actually give you physical responses to the pain you're experiencing. Some of the signs you may notice if you are suffering from emotional distress such as headaches, changes in appetite, upset stomach, gastrointestinal problems, fatigue, sleeping too much or too little ... These symptoms can also be a sign of an underlying mental health condition, including anxiety or depression. If you continue to experience these symptoms, seek medical professional help.

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Reference source: webmd.com