Cassel Research Centre

During recuperation, an undergraduate working in clerical administration was considerately offered a gentle warning to withdraw from potential confrontation but did not heed Brian’s several expressed cautions. Consequently abrasive verbal disinhibition resulted out of character with his cheerful demeanour. Although he apologised and was forgiven by the lady in question, a reactive support network conflagration ensued rapidly.

Dr Costello explains that, “Invariably, if provoked whenever trying to control excessive pain build-up, psychophysical reactions implode or explode with accompanying involuntary eruptive externalisation”. Gently he continues to explain, “This is one of the most difficult problems for patients to resolve due to adrenergic and involuntary sympathetic fight-flight reactions”. The unexpected experiment illustrates with impact, “People suffering acute and chronic pain have limited patience and greatly diminished response repertoire alternatives, so watch out for recoil!”.