PAINKILLERS AND EMPATHY (Acetaminophen)

          Is this popular painkiller destroying 

                  your sense of empathy?   
Do  you take  popular  painkillers  like Tylenol or 
Excedrin?  Then  you’re  putting  acetaminophen 
in your body.  This might help relieve  your head
body aches or even fevers. But it might also have 
an unintended side effect.

That’s because acetaminophen, the most-popular 
drug ingredient  in America, was shown in a new 
study to decrease a person’s sense of empathy.

Empathy  is our  ability  to step  into the shoes of 
another  person.  It  can help us understand  their 
feelings and perspectives … and to use this under 
understanding to guide our own actions.

Being able to  empathize is  a core  characteristic 
that defines us as human.  It allows us to live in a 
culture where  the betterment of  the whole com-
munity reigns paramount.

However,  researchers at The Ohio State Univer-
sity saw a unique reaction when participants who 
took  acetaminophen  learned  about  the  misfor-
tunes of  others.  They observed that these indivi-
duals experienced  less pain  and suffering, when 
compared to those who took no painkiller.

"These findings suggest other people’s pain does
not  seem as  big of  a  deal to  you when you’ve 
taken acetaminophen," said Dominik Mischkow-
ski,  co-author of  the  study and  a former Ph.D. 
student  at Ohio State, now at  the National Insti-
tutes of Health.

"Acetaminophen can reduce  empathy as well as 
serve as a painkiller."

So not only does this drug reduce  your sense of
physical  pain, but  also your  ability to share the 
pain of others.  
                     Article copied from, 
          "UNCOMMON WISDOM DAILY"

  (Does this also affect ones ability to think with 
   the mind of Christ?)

This last question added by Don Porter, Sr., 
Does  the same  problem exist with respect  to other
pain killers and is it possible pain medication desen-
sitizes us  to others  issues whether  acetomenophen 
is in the medication or not?  Is it any wonder we see
an increase in violent crime in our culture;  since the
abuse of  drugs,  legal and illegal,  is so  prevalent in  
the U.S. of A.  How could we expect anything less.

donporter,sr