tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post2867644155013037532..comments2024-03-28T09:41:15.454-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: Reducing pain by touching ourselvesDeric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-812690379612973932010-11-14T00:04:02.152-06:002010-11-14T00:04:02.152-06:00@jim - I believe that's a hard-wired reflexive...@jim - I believe that's a hard-wired reflexive hide/shame response to (the psychological part of) the agony of defeat. The physical discomfort of defeat is a plummeting drop in blood testosterone level, and is felt body-wide - especially in the midsection and not especially in the head.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698723946253726748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-42063919421354540742010-11-13T06:10:11.808-06:002010-11-13T06:10:11.808-06:00Sounds reasonable. I don't have an answer to ...Sounds reasonable. I don't have an answer to that one.Deric Bowndshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-86839135086561483772010-11-12T16:25:38.054-06:002010-11-12T16:25:38.054-06:00One thing I've often wondered about is the way...One thing I've often wondered about is the way that people touch their their head, often with two hands on the back of the head when the get something important wrong, like missing a goal shot in sport. Is this the same clutching of the source of the pain?Jim Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415199338332642534noreply@blogger.com