<p>Totally neglect pain? Probably not, but mediate pain sensation? Definetly!</p>

<p><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0304395989902303" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0304395989902303</a></p>

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  <p>Results revealed that, in general, cognitive coping strategies are more effective in alleviating pain as compared to either no-treatment or expectancy controls. Each individual class of strategies significantly attenuates pain although the imagery methods are the most effective whereas pain acknowledging is the least effective.</p>
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<p>Further reading:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661308001575" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661308001575</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304395903002975" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304395903002975</a></li>
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<p>Ronda Rousey (UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion) once said on a talk show (Conan) that she can take a punch and not feel pain, she added that she knows what pain is and she can just simply neglect them without feeling it</p>

<p>Can anyone without Analgesia, Hypoalgesia or any other syndrome can neglect the feeling of pain with any training?</p>

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Can someone not feel i.e. neglect pain sensation?
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# Can someone not feel i.e. neglect pain sensation?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-02-15)

Ronda Rousey (UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion) once said on a talk show (Conan) that she can take a punch and not feel pain, she added that she knows what pain is and she can just simply neglect them without feeling it

Can anyone without Analgesia, Hypoalgesia or any other syndrome can neglect the feeling of pain with any training?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-02-16. Score: 1

Totally neglect pain? Probably not, but mediate pain sensation? Definetly!

<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0304395989902303>

> Results revealed that, in general, cognitive coping strategies are more effective in alleviating pain as compared to either no-treatment or expectancy controls. Each individual class of strategies significantly attenuates pain although the imagery methods are the most effective whereas pain acknowledging is the least effective.

Further reading:

* <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661308001575>
* <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304395903002975>


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