Would you rather have psychological scars or physical damage?

[Braznor]

An event affects you badly. Would you rather have its impact be psychological or instead prefer physical damage? Of course, in real life both come hand in hand. But if you had a choice to restrict its impact to any single one realm, where would let the impact be, physical damage to your body or psychological harm to your mind?

 

[purbeast0]

Depends on the physical damage.

I've broken bones multiple times including my femur and ankle, and it's only temporary pain that goes away.

If that's the case, I'd definitely take the physical over mental.

But if we're talking stuff like being blind, paralyzed, chronic pain, etc, it may change my mind.

 

[nakedfrog]

Speaking in generalities, definitely physical, no contest.

 

[BoomerD]

Shit...only ONE? Now ya tell me...

 

[sandorski]

One often causes the other.

 

[Captante]

Since I already have both in spades and that unfortunate selection isn't one of the poll-options....

 

[dank69]

If the physical damage isn't bad enough to cause psychological damage it can't be that bad.

 

[sdifox]

Bring on the psychological scars. A few more is not going to make any diff.