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dkf

(37,305 posts) Sat Dec 15, 2012, 02:04 PM Dec 2012

Adam Lanza couldn't feel pain. [View all]

A “longtime” family friend said Lanza had a condition “where he couldn’t feel pain.”

“A few years ago when he was on the baseball team, everyone had to be careful that he didn’t fall because he could get hurt and not feel it,” said the friend. “Adam had a lot of mental problems.”

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/adam-lanza-20-deeply-disturbed-kid-article-1.1220752#ixzz2F93Du0oc

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Adam Lanza couldn't feel pain. [View all] dkf Dec 2012 OP

Not that I rely on TV shows, but I remember an episode of House where this condition was the issue kalli007 Dec 2012 #1

That deficit HAS TO affect one's ability to be sympathetic and empathetic. no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #2

we're talking about physical pain here TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #5

As a child, I fully appreciated physical pain. no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #12

There is at least a little bit of research on that: woo me with science Dec 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #3

You can cry for the childhood he must have had as easily as for those he cut short. GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #7

I know, it's beyond horrible. *hugs* GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #8

Congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP) riverwalker Dec 2012 #4

I didn't know that existed outside of Haven. Still Blue in PDX Dec 2012 #9

This may be misleading Tien1985 Dec 2012 #10