Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Be Conscious

Re:Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Be Conscious by wildpeaks on Saturday October 22, 2022 @05:14PM (#33302290)

More horrifying than being stuck in your thoughts, imagine having a cramp or pain you can't do anything about nor ask for help.

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Re:Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Be Conscious by biohacker85 on Saturday October 22, 2022 @05:50PM (#33302528)

Being unable to scratch an itch is bad enough.

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Re:Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Be Conscious by jamiek88 on Saturday October 22, 2022 @06:05PM (#33302637)

I can get used to a pain and touching it doesn’t really help but an itch oooh boy drive me mad, probably because I knew it’ll feel so good in the short term at least!

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Re:Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Be Conscious by wahern on Saturday October 22, 2022 @08:57PM (#33303567)

There have been people with persistent itches that scratch, sometimes subconsciously, in their sleep, etc, until they hit bone or an internal organ, or both, like their brain: https://www.npr.org/2008/06/24/91852486/the-mystery-and-powe... The itch-scratch reflex is mighty powerful.

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Re:Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Be Conscious by taneq on Saturday October 22, 2022 @11:44PM (#33304402)

Yeah, nope, I read that years ago and it’s still one of the more horrifying things I’ve read.

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Re:Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Be Conscious by bigDinosaur on Saturday October 22, 2022 @11:52PM (#33304435)

I suddenly became itchier than I can recall in recent memory. Thanks.

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Re:Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Be Conscious by jamiek88 on Sunday October 23, 2022 @12:13AM (#33304523)

Yes indeed that was what I was thinking about, that type of case. Literally itch through your skull in the right circumstances and it sure isn't will power.

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