Got a headache? Forget the aspirin – think sexy thoughts instead!
Such thoughts can lessen pain, say researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA.
In the study, students were divided into four groups: one was asked to think of a favourite sex fantasy while they held their hands in ice-cold water for as long as they could stand; the other groups were told to think of something boring, like their daily commute.
The ‘fantasy’ group tolerated the ache of the ice water for an average of three minutes, while the others lasted an average of one minute.
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