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Comment author: OrphanWilde 22 October 2015 08:09:04PM 0 points [-]

A hand I had accidentally dumped boiling liquid over, although the reduction in pain wasn't complete in that case, and it was difficult to maintain concentration. (I couldn't make my attention... large enough? To encompass the entire hand.)

I don't generally apply the technique, because it's usually counterproductive; the problem with pain is that it is distracting me from what I want to pay attention to, so giving it my full attention is just making the problem worse.

Comment author: ChristianKl 22 October 2015 08:20:44PM 0 points [-]

You mean you have to keep up the mental concentration to keep the pain reduction?

Comment author: OrphanWilde 22 October 2015 08:35:42PM 0 points [-]

Yes.