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.
This could also extend to acetaminophen being addictive (coping mechanism) and prone to abuse. It’s just less likely (obvious or known) when people are physically harmed by acetaminophen toxicity.
how are nsaid addictive? they cause significant physical damage before you can get addicted to it. you dont even get high off of nsaid.
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.
Using anything to escape or dull an emotional state is the very root of addiction. Just because use doesn’t result in the onset of a high doesn’t mean it can’t be used to alter a psychological state, which, is the basis of the article. Your definition of addiction seems to be extremely narrow. Using pain medication in place of healing emotionally fits.
Who said addiction is personal failure? We’re all addicted to things that make us feel better one way or another.
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
Don’t astroturf for the GOP.
Wow, you’re a goddamn knob, aintcha.
You don’t have an actual argument, do you?