Why does relief feel good

It's often difficult for people who don't self-harm to understand why anyone would. But knowing about this bit of neuroscience might help make self-harm a little less mysterious: whether it's a good idea to exploit it, the connection—the physical wiring of the brain that ties emotions to physical sensation—is real.

Colin Schultz is a freelance science writer and editor based in Toronto, Canada. He has a B. In Arnold's own experience with self-harm, through self-inflicted cutting, she found that the relief offered was only temporary: The problem was that the embarrassment of cutting, the knowledge that these marks would become permanently tattooed into my skin, and the fears that someone would discover my secret, meant that any relief was short-lived.

Post a Comment. The finding could shed light on why some people experience the burn of hot chili peppers or painful sex as pleasurable. Tia is the assistant managing editor and was previously a senior writer for Live Science.

Her work has appeared in Scientific American, Wired. She holds a master's in bioengineering from the University of Washington, a graduate certificate in science writing from UC Santa Cruz and a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Tia was part of a team at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that published the Empty Cradles series on preterm births, which won multiple awards, including the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism. Well, some experts have shared their thoughts on this topic. According to experts, the reason our joints make those popping sounds has something to do with a fluid called the synovial fluid.

Our joints are filled with that fluid and its purpose is to lubricate our joints so that when we move our fingers and our spine, the movement is seamless and without pain. Unfortunately, no one knows yet why the cracking sound is loud. But experts say that the sound has nothing to with the bones realigning, which many people have been led to believe before. Some people claim that when they crack their knuckles, it relieves the tension not just in their hands but all throughout their bodies.

That may be true for some, but what really happens when you crack your joints is you relieve the pressure on the affected area.