I totaly think you are getting a handle on this and you can think your self into and out of a hole. I get kidney stones and the pain sometimes is so great it sends my body into shock. I have litterly thought my self out of a heart attack buy mentaly grasping ahold of the pain and meditading smoking for pain and breathing along with staying hydrated. It is scary sometimes it actualy feels like I am fighting for my life, then a milasecond later I feel calm collected the weed helps the pain and I mentaly have to calm my body down, endorphins and adrenaline rush though my body and I dont get high from the weed I just get numb in the areas where the pain is. I dont recomend anyone try this method or they might find you dead days or hours later. Socrates was right in that quote sometime only when near death or in an alterd state or reality can you achive the next level or clearity of the actual moment in reality. Thats why you see Navy Seals take and adjust to intense pain, stress, physical and mental demands. because basicaly they dont mind and it dont matter