Something that concerns me for conscious particles is that some of them could be suffering endlessly somewhere in the universe, but I think this is probably rare.
The ability to hold a conscious particle in its seat while keeping it uncomfortable implies some sort of system trapping it in place.
Life could be such a roller coaster, where good and bad stimuli are always being presented to the particles, and there isn't much hope for getting off the ride as long as the lap bar is down. The sensation of discomfort might in fact be the feeling of a conscious particle straining against its chains, trying to escape the body that has trapped it.
The ability to hold a conscious particle in its seat while keeping it uncomfortable implies some sort of system trapping it in place.
Life could be such a roller coaster, where good and bad stimuli are always being presented to the particles, and there isn't much hope for getting off the ride as long as the lap bar is down. The sensation of discomfort might in fact be the feeling of a conscious particle straining against its chains, trying to escape the body that has trapped it.