A distraction sometimes helps relieve pain
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (343184)
Rockingham, Australia
January 10, 2025 8:05pm CST
The photo has nothing to do with the discussion.
MyLotter Ptrikha_2 (@ptrikha_2) wrote about how he has been under the weather with cold-like symptoms. He passed some time by reading and was surprised to find that he felt a bit better. He wondered if reading had helped. It reminded me of my own experience just a night or two ago.
My ear was really painful and I couldn’t sleep. I got up and took two Panadol then sat and worked on my jigsaw for about an hour. I don’t know that I felt any better but the distraction did take my mind off the pain. It was better than l lying in bed and thinking about how sore my ear was.
Maybe sometimes a distraction works as well as a pain-killer.
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21 responses
@snowy22315 (183306)
• United States
11 Jan
Yes, it can work very well as a pain killer if you get absorbed enough, but sometimes if the pain is too bad you don't feel like doing anything else.
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@FourWalls (69833)
• United States
11 Jan
That cute picture certainly would work as a “distraction,” unless it sat down and kicked someone, causing more pain. 
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@jefferson126 (3332)
• Shenzhen, China
11 Jan
I agree with you that distraction can relieve pain.this conclusion is based on science.Furthermore,distraction also can relieve mental pain,when ppl was in bad mood,distraction can be help them get out of the mood.
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@GardenGerty (161426)
• United States
6h
You are absolutely right on that. Distractions can be blessings as well.
@RasmaSandra (81423)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5h
Yup, I have heard that before, If you have pain you need a distraction,
@Beestring (14761)
• Hong Kong
22h
Yes, distraction sometimes helps to relieve pain.
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@RevivedWarrior (2825)
• India
11 Jan
Distraction definitely works as a pain killer. Look at crying babies for an example , they could cry at their loudest but a slight distraction most times works and they stop crying and sometimes get immersed with the distraction. Again , the distraction for one may not work for other. Reading works for most and for few it is listening to soft music. It is all down perhaps to individual preferences. I have also seen people working n things just to be distracted from their life troubles or pains. I definitely agree that the distractions are much better than lying on the bed still while we are in pain. Have a great weekend ahead!
@BarBaraPrz (47936)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13h
I think you're on to something. How is your ear now?
@1creekgirl (41963)
• United States
11h
I hope your ear feels better. Previously I never gave much importance to deep breathing, but I've found on several occasions lately that it really can help. Maybe it's just a distraction, but it mostly seems to help.
@LindaOHio (183781)
• United States
14h
Distraction helps if the pain isn't too bad. Have a good weekend.
