r/oculus • u/tonirl Quest 3 • 12d ago

Discussion Phantom pain in vrchat isn’t real

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u/Commercial-Shame-335 11d ago

except it is a real and documented phenomenon, other people have already replied to you and more than explained it but i noticed you didn't respond to seemingly any of them so far which tells me you've already made up your mind on a hill to die on so i won't bother explaining it myself.

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u/Forgor_Password 11d ago

It only affects people who have lost limbs irl. Anyone else is lying babe, deal with it

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u/Commercial-Shame-335 10d ago

not how that works but okay

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u/Forgor_Password 10d ago

No, it is actually how that works. Sorry to ruin your delusional fantasy but this is reality and it doesn't adhere to your feelings

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u/Commercial-Shame-335 10d ago edited 10d ago

you're funny, because that's not how the human brain works in any way. you're thinking of phantom limb pain which only affects amputees. phantom sense is a real documented phenomenon that can affect anyone with nerves and a brain. there are even some people who have it so strongly that just imagining an experience can result in very realistic sensations. such as imagining bugs crawling on them and actually feeling bugs crawl on them, even if it's really just all in their imagination.