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Yes! I can confirm all of this! This is also why your instinct is to stick your finger in your mouth if you hurt it. Chemoreceptors in your skin pick up on your saliva and the temperature of your mouth, and the pain sensors get blocked somewhat. Same if you hurt your hand and instinctively shake it: that triggers the proprioceptors, which sense the movement of your limbs.
The one inaccuracy is that pressure beats all. You still feel the pain, it’s just dulled somewhat. You’re basically cluttering your brain with sensory information, and the pain is consequently not as big a focus.
(Source: me and my A&P and massage therapy training)
This is also the reason scratching relieves itchiness
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