In every culture, [there are those] shamans or medicine men who endured incredible physical pain, because it's a door opening to the subconsciousness. And the way we can actually control the pain -- it's how to control everything. This is the key.
Marina AbramovicWhen you have so much pain, you think you will lose consciousness. If you say to yourself, โSo what, lose consciousness,โ the pain goes away.
Marina Abramovic