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The next time you feel physical pain, you may not turn on the painkiller and instead choose to take an old photo.
A related study conducted by researchers from mainland China, published in the journal JNeurosci, found that nostalgia can reduce the perception of pain.
Nostalgia was once considered a physical disease. In the 17th century, Swiss doctors coined the term "Nostalgia" to describe a feeling of longing for their homeland as a result of swiss soldiers fighting far from home. For a long time thereafter, nostalgia was equated with homesick.
It was not until the late twentieth century that nostalgia began to be considered an independent concept, that people not only missed their hometown when they were nostalgic, but also remembered their old friends, the past and so on.
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Liaoning Normal University asked study participants to assess how much pain they felt from thermal stimulation when they looked through nostalgic pictures (depicting old cartoons, childhood games, or retro candy) compared to more modern ones. During the observation, the MRI machine also scanned 34 participants.
The researchers found that looking at pictures that triggered childhood memories was associated with participants reporting weaker feelings of pain.
Yazhuo Kong, one of the study's authors, said: "By managing participants' discomfort rather than eliminating or reducing (unpleasant) stimuli, people can use nostalgia to reconstruct their painful experiences. ”
Nostalgia is one of the main positive emotions that people can easily perceive in their lives. For example, people feel happy and calm when they browse photos with family or friends.
Previous studies have also demonstrated the psychological and emotional benefits of nostalgia. A study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology showed that nostalgia triggered by writing reduces the perception of pain intensity in chronic pain patients. Further research found that pain tolerance increased after people nostalgic.
The research team leader of the Pain Integrated Neuroimaging Laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences told CNN (CNN): The thalamus plays a vital role in the process of relieving pain caused by nostalgia.
The thalamus, often described as a transit station for the brain, is responsible for transmitting sensory information and motor signals to the cerebral cortex. New research suggests that the thalamus integrates "nostalgic messages" and triggers a more controlled pain response. Viewing nostalgic photos also reduces activity in two pain-related areas of the brain.
It's not just old photos that cause a positive reaction to nostalgia — music, movies, or certain stories can also trigger these. The same is true for smells, such as perfume, or the taste of certain foods, such as childhood candy or home-reminiscent cookies.
And the movie he has seen, the perfume he has sprayed on his body, the song he sang for you... Can be your painkiller.
All of these triggers of nostalgia may prove useful in the future, providing people with cheaper, easier-to-use pain management tools.
Still, using nostalgia to relieve pain may not be for everyone. Previous studies have emphasized nostalgia as a personal emotional experience that varies in frequency and intensity.
Nostalgia is this sense of connection with others, and nostalgia in many studies is designed to remind people of good times with family and friends. So, those who avoid being intimate with others more, or who prefer distance over intimacy (such as social phobia)... These people don't get the same benefits from nostalgia. ”
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Nostalgia can stabilize emotions to a certain extent and can lead to more positive self-perception. But nostalgia for the past≠ living in the past, denying the present and the future because of nostalgia, will fall into a pathology. We still have to be down-to-earth, look forward to the future, look forward to a better ideal life and work hard for it.
When you feel unbearable pain and don't want to become addicted to painkillers, you may wish to flip through old photos in photo albums; listen to songs that you overheard with mp3s under your desk as a student; re-watch the movies he took you to see... If there is pain relief, you are welcome to leave a message to tell the pie, and you are also welcome to share the story in the comment area~
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