Thursday, April 1, 2010

Words Can 'Hurt' Too!

Psychologists have shown that verbal stimuli can activate pain matrix, triggering pain that can clearly be felt!

"It'll just hurt for a second." Even adults get uneasy on hearing these words from a doctor; and, as soon as the needle touches their skin the piercing pain can be felt very clearly. After this experience it is enough to simply imagine a needle at the next vaccination appointment to activate our pain memory.
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