HSP traits and chronic pain/neurological stuff like migraines can look very similar.

For example:

• You might avoid crowded places or loud environments—not because of temperament, but because you know they might trigger pain.

• You could have emotional intensity or need more rest because your system is already carrying a heavier load.

• You might flinch at

Your brain remembers pain pathways which means that it can trigger pain that feels like an injury long after it’s healed like how amputees sometimes complain of feeling pain where they’re missing a limb

When pain becomes chronic the brain becomes more sensitive and so sends danger signals more easily

As pain infiltrates more of your life, your