Study: Your Brain Thinks Money Is A Drug Options

[superstitious]

If you've ever thought of money as a drug, you may be more right than you know. New research shows that counting money — just handling the bills — can make things less painful.

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I listen to NPR almost all day long. This particular story really peaked my interest. I know so many people who are worried about finances, myself included. I never thought that the actual handling of money would calm me down. I'm ashamed to admit that I felt a little calmer after seeing a few dollar bills in my wallet.

I can understand the idea of financial security giving one a sense of calm, but the actual physical touching having an near immediate effect is interesting, but also alarming, in my opinion.

Researcher Xinyue Zhou, of the department of psychology at Sun Yat-Sen University in China, puts it in very human terms. "We think money works as a substitute for another pain buffer — love.

Perhaps The Beatles had it all wrong when they said, "Money Can't Buy Me Love."

[karmakiller]

I'm almost drug free. My stash is getting low

[SuckDickNSaveLiv...]

Word, money is a helluva a drug. I live the baller lifestyle, stacking my paper daily. Yall ain't never sat in your room looked at the money and threw it in the air while swimming in it simultaneously. @ this girl one time thinking I was going to pay for her meal to. I ain't say nothing but I wanted to tell her I was going home to swim in this later.

But before someone come in here hating on the lifestyle I must first say, I am charitable though. Every time I see a homeless person I feel like I gotta help. I remember one time this lady didn't have enough money for her groceries and I paid for it because I felt bad for her. Also back in high school during our bball tourneys out of town I was at a hotel, and my parents gave me money to spend on food and stuff, but this dude at this gas station needed 20 dollars and I gave it to him.

*starts crying like Glen Beck*

[Teesa]

^lol

i'm always skeptical about studies like these. i read through the comments that people posted, and this is exactly what i was thinking:

"I believe there is evidence that links preoccupation of thought to pain sensitivity. With that in mind, how much thought does plain paper stimulate? My guess is that something more thought stimulating than plain paper (for example exotic vacation pictures, proverbs, or pornography) would produce similar results to the money. In which case, the researchers have proved only that boredom is painful."

and i think money also has something to do with food. like food releases endorphins and whatnot and makes us happier, so money may act like that too and help numb pain. i dunno.

[superstitious]

Well, I think the timing is pretty key as well. So many people are pretty much broke or living paycheck to paycheck these days.

It's like being on a diet for a long time and being given a piece of chocolate. You know that piece of chocolate won't resolve all of your cravings but it just makes the cravings all that less potent at that particular moment.

[Mikeplyts]

Damn, am I on drugs now?

[drinksmokefuck]

i thought a drug had to be a physical thing somehow injected to you and chemically change your perception, thought process, and feelings






oh wait your right