I personally feel pain a lot in dreams, including lucids. I'm guessing it's because I want to. When I incubate dreams, I often try to imagine the sensations to be as realistic as possible (for experience), and usually they are. I guess it all depends on how you expect something will feel like. I used to have very painful dreams that would wake me up instantly. Then I decided to do something about it or it will always happen. I started by working on stabilizing my dreams, then I would try to hold small, hot objects and observe how the 'dream pain' worked. At first, they were just warm objects, and every attempt i would amp it up until i would be holding burning coals or something. Even though they really hurt, i would try to analyze the pain and eventually i learned how to lessen the intensity by imagining it.
For those who are having the same problems i had, i suggest doing what i did. I realized that you will be sooo much better at controlling the pain in your dreams (and anything, really) if you try to study it first and really understand how it works, rather than blindly dodging it or lashing out. And remember that your mind can simulate any senses, and that no matter how much it hurts, it isn't physically hurting you so dont be afraid to try things out!
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