别尝试去描述自己的痛苦

Far from being soothing, words and counselling can actually increase the intensity of physical pain, a study finds。

　　一份调查研究发现，(与疼痛相关的)语言和心理治疗不仅不能帮助人们减轻痛苦，反而会增强身体疼痛的强度。

　　Warnings such as “this may hurt a bit” or “you might feel a little pain”can be counterproductive and actually compound feelings of discomfort, it is believed。

　　研究发现，类似“这可能会有点儿疼”，“你可能会觉得有些痛”之类的提示可能会起到适得其反的效果，使人们感到更加不安。

　　The study discovered that certain pain-associated words such as "tormenting" or "gruelling" stimulate the pain area of the brain--even when no pain is actually administered。

　　研究人员发现，人们听到一些与疼痛相关的词汇(例如“痛苦的”、“折磨人的”)时，脑部与痛感相关的区域会被激活——即便这些痛感并非实际存在也会让人产生疼痛感。

　　Talking to your doctor about your pain might therefore be self-defeating claims the researchers at Jena University in Germany as it stimulates a part of the brain known as the “pain matrix”。

　　德国耶拿大学的研究人员称，向医生描述你的疼痛感同样会弄巧成拙 -- 因为这会激活脑部被称作“痛感矩阵”的区域。

　　The researchers, led by Professor Thomas Weiss, a psychologist, found both adults and children react with foreboding and experience a greater intensity of pain because the words trigger a reaction in the area of the brain associated with pain。

　　由心理学教授Thomas Weiss带领的研究团队发现，成人和儿童在听到与疼痛相关的词汇后都会产生预感，甚至感到更强烈的疼痛感。产生这种现象的原因就是这些词汇激活了脑部处理痛感的相关区域。