Dr. Sanjay Gupta

So if it's an acute pain, it's, you know, oftentimes it's to teach you a lesson.

Like, hey, Mel, don't be a klutz.

Don't drop that vase on your foot anymore.

I mean, it's the same thing with, you know, a hot pan or stubbing your toe on the corner of your bed.

All that, it's all part of the... Warning system.

These are the warning systems.

But, you know, your brain in some ways is the ultimate regulator of your pain.

And it's kind of like...

You're scrolling your social media feed.

Just imagine the brain scrolling a social media feed.

It's like da-da-da-da-da.

And then all of a sudden, something incendiary pops up.

That's the vase falling on the foot.

I'm thinking, wait a second, is that real or is that fake?

First of all, the brain's deciding all this in a split second.

And then it's starting to take all these other things into account.

You know, has this happened to you before?

Did it hurt last time it happened to you?

How much did it hurt?

Any history of depression, anxiety, all these different things come into play.