OCD patients have significantly higher pain tolerance than healthy individuals

[Olm the Water King]

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005791612000249

Emotional distress and pain tolerance in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Dianne M. Hezela, Bradley C. Riemannb, Richard J. McNallya

Abstract

Background and objectives

Physical pain can reduce emotional distress, perhaps especially the psychic pain of guilt. This implies that people who continually experience guilt may exhibit greater tolerance for pain relative to people who do not.

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Highlights

â–º We assessed emotional distress and physical pain tolerance in individuals with OCD. â–º OCD groups did not differ in level of guilt, distress tolerance, or pain endurance. â–º OCD subjects had higher shame and guilt and lower pride than did healthy subjects. â–º OCD subjects endured pain significantly longer than did healthy subjects. â–º OCD subjects may endure pain longer because of negative self-referential emotions.

very interesting

So at least there's one good thing about my OCD lol. I suppose.

 

[Princess Marshmallow]

It's an interesting article, although I didn't experience that at all. I have OCD, but my pain tolerance is pretty high. Maybe I trained it that way though, as I don't like drawing attention to myself and making weird faces outside the usual happy ones would.