Rats in sugar withdrawal are more likely to show passive behaviours (like floating) than active behaviours (like trying to escape) when placed in water,
suggesting feelings of helplessness.
Not exact matches
With respect, that you see removing a non-sentient embryo / fetus as comparable to the drowning / hacking to death
of sentient children / infants
suggests a lack
of reasonable empathy (perhaps you don't have children and have never
felt the
helplessness in watching them suffer through pain?).
While it should go without saying that severe joint pain can cause serious psychological distress, research has also
suggested that beliefs about pain control and
feelings of helplessness, emotional factors like anxiety and depression, and social support all play important roles in how we experience and adjust to pain.