-- Thinking about a strong physical sensation can bring back the such a strong memory-- you do "feel" the sensation all over again--

I think that the remembrance of physical pain is almost nothing compared to the remembrance of emotional incidents. I still get emotional when I look at the pictures of my youngest son just after his birth, with contact pads and wires on his chest, tubes in his nose and arm, and still more sensors connected to his feet. Even though my period of anxiety was relatively short, and he is bright and healthy now, there are occasions when my mind drifts over that time, and I am brought up short by the violence of my feelings.