I believe the answer is: activation of large nerve fibers in your spinal cord
Gate control theory was popularized by Ronald Melzack and Patrick Wall, it views that non-painful area input closes the doors or "gates" to the painful area input, this exist in order to prevents pain sensation from coming through the central nervous system and being transferred across our body.
It wouldn’t let me upload normally so I uploaded a picture from my doc. i hope this helps you !!
Lack of education, bad choices, like doing drugs and under-employment/unemployment are the three main factors of poverty in the U.S. I think because of low-wage jobs and lack of education/not being able to pay for university people make bad choices or believe the choices they made were the only way for them to survive, make a living, get through their situation, or escape from it.