When Pain Lives in the Brain

Did you know your brain can make you feel real pain… even when nothing is wrong?

This is called phantom pain. When someone loses an arm or a leg, the brain still

has a map of that limb stored inside it. That map doesn’t disappear overnight.

So nerves fire, signals travel, and pain is felt— Even though the limb isn’t there

anymore. What’s crazy is the pain feels identical to physical injury. Because pain doesn’t

live in your body. It lives in the brain. This is why stress, trauma,

and anxiety can cause headaches, stomach pain, and tight chests. Your brain believes

there’s danger… So your body reacts. Sometimes the pain isn’t a warning. It’s a memory