Get Over Him/Her with Acetaminophen
I was on the elliptical cardio-exercise machine at Petoskey Health & Fitness in Petoskey, MI flipping back and forth between CNN and FOX News when a story popped up on one of them about a study linking acetaminophen (Tylenol) with reducing the pain of heartache. As you might expect, the “news” coverage of this research was covered in a manner that should increase 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover to 51.
For those of us that are suffering the pain and rejection of looking for love in all the wrong places, relief is only as far away as the medicine chest and no longer requires an overdose – simply pop a couple of Tylenol and after a good night’s sleep, you will no longer be singing Only the Lonely Know the Way I Feel Tonight.
In all seriousness though, the female doctor and the woman news anchor were not encouraging the use of Tylenol or acetaminophen for curing a broken heart. They did hold a rather shallow conversation on the “mind/body” connection between our emotions and physical symptons/reactions.
One of the great discoveries I have made from the psychological/spiritual work I have done over the years is no longer being afraid of or avoiding pain or difficult emotions. In fact, I am now more curious than ever when I find myself avoiding any emotionally charged experience. When the pain/pleasure principle is no longer in control of managing our experience, many intriguing things come our way.
The two women on TV could not resist taking the discussion into the realm of – will we be able to control our emotions with drugs in the future? What a wonderful concept!! Here come the schizoids – again.
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