Can Headaches & Heartaches Be Helped With The Same Bottle Of Tylenol?
We all have different ways of dealing with the tribulations of life. Some of us hit the gym to exercise away our worries, some of us call a good friend for a shoulder to cry on, or if you're anything like me, a bowl of instant mashed potatoes and When Harry Met Sally usually do the trick. But no matter how you deal with it, pain in all its forms & glory, is a universal factor of life. We all have to deal with being hurt. Whether it's a divorce, a death or rejection at work, the path back to happiness is not always an easy one and it's one of those few sicknesses that you can't just pop a pill for... Or is it?
A new study says help just might be a medicine cabinet away!
A social psychologist at the University of Kentucky who has been studying people's reactions to rejection read of how rats responded positively to Vicodin, a prescription strength pain reliever, and wondered if an over the counter pain reliever could do the same thing. His theory was based on a part of the brain that responds to emotional pain as well as physical pain. In a study of 62 people, those who received Tylenol seemed to experience less feeling of rejection than those who took the placebo.
It makes sense considering how many heartbreaking situations cause much stress in your life, and not just emotionally but also physically. Just think of when you've cried (or even tried not to) the hardest; it was probably accompanied with a headache and for some people, nausea. Stress, whether it's from work or love, can cause an onslaught of illnesses such as chronic headaches, diabetes, insomnia and depression, among many others.
Of course, this doesn't mean the next time you get dumped you should down half a bottle of Tylenol but a regular dose and paired with stress-reduction exercises can relief some of your ache. Stress-reduction exercises don't mean you need to jump on a treadmill, unless you want to! These exercises can be anything that help you personally & healthily bring your anxiety down. Here are some ideas to help de-stress and feel better now!
Yoga
Here at Intent, we're pretty big yoga fans. Check out some of these awesome yoga articles to start stretching your way to happiness! Get into yoga with Intent.com's Yoga 101.
Deep Breathing Techniques
Although there are tons, my favorite is to lay on my back and breath in for seven seconds, breath out for seven seconds. I do this until my mind is calm and usually, just keep going! Check out Heather Fougnier's Learn To Breath Again for tons of great tips on breathing techniques!
Pamper Yourself
There's nothing like whipping up a mask from ingredients found in your kitchen and soaking in a bubble bath to Enya (pick your poison!). Start the water and check out one of these 11 one ingredient masks, learn about DIY Nasya Treatments or give yourself a steam facial!
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