Pain is a state of Mind.

by Mask By The Moon

“Pain is a state of mind, pain is a state of mind, pain is a state of mind…” Maxine repeated it over and over while she was lying on the bed of nails. This was a wicked dare. And what kind of family has a bed of nails just lying around? How long did she have to to this? A full hour. And this wasn’t the worst part. She had to watch her friends lie on cozy cushions. That increased the pain by a lot. But wait ...pain is a state of mind, pain is a state of mind… that helped some. Although the nails did dig into her mocha skin, just a half-millimeter away from bleeding, she didn’t feel much. Her thick brown hair sheilded her head, which was the only part of her body that she was scared about. She squeezed her eyes shut and kept repeating it.

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  1. Pain is a state of Mind.

    FlirtingWithaBrickWall's Buddy Icon FlirtingWithaBrickWall

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    wow, what made you think of doing this?

  2. Pain is a state of Mind.

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I like the mantra of this. Very original and shows the mind of a great writer. Enjoyed it!

  3. Pain is a state of Mind.

    C. Davida's Buddy Icon C. Davida

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Ditto to FlirtingWithaBrickWall’s comment. I wonder what inspired you here… It’s a beautiful piece, in any case. Well done!

  4. Pain is a state of Mind.

    Mask By The Moon's Buddy Icon Mask By The Moon

    Posted about 1 year ago

    It just sorta sprouted off what Criss Angel believes. Pain is a state of mind. I don’t know where the rest came from.

  5. Pain is a state of Mind.

    KazeTenshi's Buddy Icon KazeTenshi

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Wow! This story is very, very original. Keep writing more things like these ;) It’s really interesting.

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