Hey Morgan! I hate that you have had to deal with chronic pain throughout your life but I am really impressed that you kept pushing through the pain to accomplish what you've accomplished in the pool. I think that the video that you mentioned is a really good example of how pain has a great psychological factor. I remember one time when my brother was about 2 or so, he fell down and bumped his head on the floor. He looked for our reactions before he reacted and since no one looked at him with pity, he just went on about his day. I agree with your statement that stress has a big influence on pain because of its ability to change the activity levels of NOP genes in the amygdala.