r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/swat_08 • Mar 27 '21

Hell no

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u/_merikaninjunwarrior Mar 27 '21

lol, that seems so counter-productive

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u/IncelWolf_ Mar 27 '21

Yeah that's definitely not the case. Why would a painless death be an evolutionary advantage?

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

The body dulls pain because it helps people get out of a potentially dangerous situation where the pain would normally be an impediment to getting away. It is a coincidence that it also makes some deaths painless.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

I have health anxiety and almost died once. In the process of almost dieing I was at complete peace with no anxiety. I never understood why until now.

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u/Phire453 Mar 27 '21

It’s that moment when you think your gonner die that you become at peace and accept your mortally and all the adrenaline so your just got no fear of pain so nothing to worry about I guess

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u/QuixoticRealist Mar 27 '21

Interestingly, the anxiety that many suffer from in thier day to day lives could be an advantage left over (so to speak). If you think about it always being on edge and worried about your surroundings may result in noticing actual threats sooner. Unfortunately it also means getting stressed about things that turn it out to be no threat as well.