====== The act of Giving reduces pain. ======

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It also appears that giving can help us cope with pain. A 2017 study found chronic pain sufferers who volunteered reported decreased pain along with an improved sense of purpose. -- https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/30/health/volunteering-reduces-pain-wellness/index.html</blockquote> 


//[[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28601476|The Mediating and Moderating Effect of Volunteering on Pain and Depression, Life Purpose, Well-Being, and Physical Activity]]//.

//[[https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/12/26/1911861117|Altruistic behaviors relieve physical pain]]//.

{{tag>Giving, Chronic Pain, Volunteering}}


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