Alleviating Social Pain: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Forgiveness and Acetaminophen
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In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, we found that daily acetaminophen administration significantly reduced experiences of social pain over 21 days, but only for individuals exhibiting high levels of forgiveness. Keywords: Social ...

N.B. This is a serious topic. Please stop spreading propaganda about acetaminophen being addictive or causing autism. Please read the study. The point of the study is not about acetaminophen. It is about social pain can hurt as much as physiological pain. Only people with trait of high level of forgiveness responded to acetaminophen. Acetaminophen will not work for you if you not a kind. forgiving person. No need to worry about acetaminophen if you have a weak trait. Kindness can be learned by not trolling

Social pain (psychache), such as ostracisation/rejection/bullying, can hurt as much as physical pain. Forgiveness and acetaminophen have interactive effects on experiences of social pain. Telling victims to just “let it go” is just like withholding pain medicines from patients recovering from surgery.

We need to tell the victims that psychological wounds are like physical wounds. They will heal but the healing processes can be long and painful. Psychological pain may come back in waves, and the scars may remain just like physical scars. If the psychological pain is unbearable, don’t hesitant to seek mental health. “It’s okay not to be okay.” Don’t be persuaded to think “it is all in the head.” Psychological wounds are as real as physical wounds. Good luck.

    • Broadfern@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      4 days ago

      Taking pain meds every day because you’re in otherwise unmanageable pain is not the same as taking meds every day for the high*.

      “Abusing Tylenol” isn’t a thing. There are no highs off of it, even. The problem is the cause of the pain, not the treatment.

      *High != bad, and addiction isn’t a personal failure either.

        • bignate31@lemmy.worldEnglish
          61·
          4 days ago

          I use water to escape the emotional state of feeling dehydrated. and I exercise to escape the emotional state of wishing I was more physically healthy.

          just throwing around the “addiction” term like this is extremely damaging to yourself and those who suffer from real addictions

    • CatDogL0ver@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      Acetaminophen doesn’t cause addiction. Pls stop spreading propaganda. Acetaminophen doesn’t cause euphoria and there is no withdrawal.

      Spreading propaganda is addictive.

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.comEnglish
        11·
        4 days ago

        I do get buzzed when I take acetaminophen. Just on a normal dose. Can’t speak to withdrawal or addiction as I don’t take it much to develop that but it does have an effect.

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
      21·
      4 days ago

      how are nsaid addictive? they cause significant physical damage before you can get addicted to it. you dont even get high off of nsaid.