so i was thinking about referred pain. according to guyton it's when someone feels pain in a part of his or her body that is considerably remote from the tissue causing the pain. and then i got to thinking about how sometimes if you're upset about something you feel like you could implode. or at least that's how i feel sometimes. well focusing on eliminating the problem usually relieves this type of pain. and if i'm really concentrating on my prayers i can imagine it being washed out of my body. so prayers function to soothe. since you're supposed to pray 2 rakah if you're really angry and lying down or drinking water or doing your wudu haven't cooled you off then i guess it does make sense. although honestly prayer doesn't perform this function unless i take conscious control of this thought. what say you?