You will not die of pain, but you will never get used to it. Pain is unique in that it does not show habituation or neural adaptation, like smell, or touch.

Sylvain Neuvel
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We are accustomed to pain because pain is experienced so often in everyday life. That is why it can be difficult to learn to live with pain. The body, however, does habituate over time, meaning that the body becomes used to the sensation of pain. It does not matter how many times you suffer an injury, the intensity of the pain will never become less. The only way to get used to pain is to learn to live with it.

Source: Waking Gods

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