Since every brain is different, different individuals can have differing levels of emotional pain. However, they can also have differing levels of physical pain. That’s because studies have shown that rejection can be physically painful on top of the emotional pain. The brain locations for processing physical pain and social-emotional pain somewhat overlap. fMRI studies have shown that the brain processes rejection much as it does pain from a physical injury. The brain releases its natural opiate, endorphins, to ease the pain and help you recover. Interestingly, the brains of study participants who were depressed or already hurting from rejection did not release as much natural opiate. That means those depressed individuals did not receive the level of endorphins that others can experience.
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