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.

          • spicy pancake@lemmy.zipEnglish
            3·
            15 hours ago

            Don’t think so given the hilarious quantity of gluten I eat intentionally in the form of seitan. Fuck I really hope not. Eco-friendly cheap protein does not have an abundance of varieties 💀

            I should probably do another elimination diet for a month or so to check at some point. Been a few years

              • spicy pancake@lemmy.zipEnglish
                1·
                4 hours ago

                I’m already lactose intolerant and while I’m not big mad at that because the dairy industry is rat trash anyway, if i become gluten intolerant I swear to fuck I’m gonna pull a Thought Emporium I FUCKING LOVE BREAD AND SEITAN

        • MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zipEnglish
          3·
          19 hours ago

          Increased hangover even with less alcohol kicked in for me in my early 30s, but mine was likely due to interaction with prescribed medications I’m still on. Either way, my organs thank me.

          • spicy pancake@lemmy.zipEnglish
            2·
            19 hours ago

            yeah I’m only half mad because i have other health issues i need to be working on, i don’t need to be adding a carcinogen into the mix

            plus, all the homebrew and cocktail hipsters are also getting old, so the NA beverage industry is gaining momentum

            Seedlip and Pearson’s spirits, Asahi Zero and Athletic beer, Lyre’s cocktails, and BOLLE and French Bloom wines are some of my craft NA faves