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PostPosted: Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:41 pm 
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Because empathy regulates prosocial and antisocial behavior, these drug-induced reductions in empathy raise concerns about the broader social side effects of acetaminophen, which is taken by almost a quarter of adults in the United States each week.
Holy COOOOW.
Our civilization is doomed ffs.
1/4 people taking pain relievers each week? Damn!

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:47 pm 
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I find myself wondering how many are taking it because of that effect, or rather to that effect, from experience themselves.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 9:56 pm 
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Misunderstood Stoicism: The negative Association Between Stoic Ideology and Well-being
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-022-00563-w

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Ancient philosophy proposed a wide range of possible approaches to life which may enhance well-being. Stoic philosophy has influenced various therapeutic traditions. Individuals today may adopt an approach to life representing a naive Stoic Ideology, which nevertheless reflects a misinterpretation of stoic philosophy. How do these interpretations affect well-being and meaning in life? We examine the differential effects of Stoic Ideology on eudaimonic versus hedonic well-being across three cultural contexts. In this pre-registered study, across samples in New Zealand (N = 636), Norway (N = 290), and the US (N = 381) we found that a) Stoic Ideology can be measured across all three contexts and b) Converging evidence that Stoic Ideology was negatively related to both hedonic well-being and eudaimonic well-being. Focusing on specific relationships, we found especially pronounced effects for Taciturnity (the desire to not express emotions) and Serenity (the desire to feel less emotions). Despite being a misinterpretation of stoic philosophy, these findings highlight the important role of individuals’ orientations to emotional processing for well-being.
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Nevertheless, while Stoicism in philosophy captures a rich belief system, stoic ideology (which is often shortened to Stoicism) in psychology describes a naive ideology held by individuals which centers around emotional non-reactivity and non-expression. In contrast to a thoughtful engagement with negative thoughts and cultivating moral ideals in one’s life, this naïve ideology uses the term stoicism to focus on a more narrowly defined suppression of emotional content.
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Given the findings of negative relationships between both aspects of well-being and the Taciturnity and Serenity facets in particular, individuals might be encouraged to share personal problems in appropriate ways and to acknowledge emotions, rather than suppressing or ignoring emotional experiences. Our study also supports previous notions that it might be beneficial for individuals’ well-being to engage in practices that foster an accepting or non-judgmental stance to their emotions, for example mindfulness practices, rather than suppressing their emotions.

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