Dreading Pain May Be More Unpleasant Than The Pain Itself, Study Suggests

If you've ever gotten a flu shot, you know this to be true: Thetime you spend waiting for the shot is often more unbearable thanthe actual pain from receiving it. And now, a new study backs thisup. Researchers from the Institute for Global Health Innovation,Imperial College London, and the Wellcome Trust Centre forNeuroimaging at University College London found that dreading painis in some cases more unpleasant than actually experiencing thepain itself. ...

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