Shock is only present in mammals, which, along with other factors, makes me think that the more complex the brain, the higher the suffering.
Where did you get that idea? The freeze response is evolutionarily older than the fight or flight response. It’s from a time when predators frequently identified their prey by movement.
And by the way, shock is not freeze. Shock is going unconscious from the amount of pain, so that you suffer from say 5 seconds instead of 10 minutes. But like I say just one among many examples and the broader picture is what matters.
Where did you get that idea? The freeze response is evolutionarily older than the fight or flight response. It’s from a time when predators frequently identified their prey by movement.
And by the way, shock is not freeze. Shock is going unconscious from the amount of pain, so that you suffer from say 5 seconds instead of 10 minutes. But like I say just one among many examples and the broader picture is what matters.
I read it somewhere while learning about these things. I might be wrong. It’s not too relevant for the broader topic anyway.