How to Relieve Pain Using Psychology: 10 Tips From Research

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By Eric Barker
Barker is the author of Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Some insights on how to relieve pain using psychology, with links to the studies:

  • Clutch some money.

  • Don’t curl up in a ball. Sit up straight.

  • Swear.

  • Laugh.

  • Listen to good music.

  • Have a healthy relationship.

  • Look at your body. Don’t close your eyes when you get that injection.

  • Look at a photo of a loved one.

  • Better yet, get a massage from a loved one.

  • Try being nice, overall. Pain hurts more if the person hurting you means it and doctors take pain more seriously when they like the patient.

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    This piece originally appeared on Barking Up the Wrong Tree.

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