Birth defects

[drache]

when I gave my king the antibiotic injections, his response to pain was obvious and unmistakable
the moment the needle pierced his skin, he'd jerk away
there was no sign whatsoever of reduced or delayed sensory processing

very often, extreme stress - the kind that activates sympathetic nervous system responses - can also act as a kind of anaesthetic

[Zephyr]

when I gave my king the antibiotic injections, his response to pain was obvious and unmistakable
the moment the needle pierced his skin, he'd jerk away
there was no sign whatsoever of reduced or delayed sensory processing

very often, extreme stress - the kind that activates sympathetic nervous system responses - can also act as a kind of anaesthetic

Couldn'tve said it better myself.