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An upcoming dental appointment can be terrifying.
一想到有個(gè)即將到來(lái)的牙醫(yī)預(yù)約似乎馬上已經(jīng)感受到牙痛之苦。
So terrifying, in fact, that the fear of future pain can be a worse experience than the actual pain during the procedure.
事實(shí)上，這種對(duì)于即將到來(lái)疼痛的擔(dān)心比實(shí)際忍受的痛苦還要糟糕！
So finds a study in the journal PLOS Computational Biology.
這一發(fā)現(xiàn)已經(jīng)在《PLOS計(jì)算機(jī)生物學(xué)》雜志上發(fā)表。
Volunteers had to choose a date on which they would have hypothetical, painful dental work, and choose another date to get a real electric shock.
接受測(cè)試的志愿者們需要選個(gè)日子進(jìn)行假定的疼痛口腔治療，而另一個(gè)日子則接受真正的電擊。
Most subjects strongly preferred to schedule the pain as soon as possible—they felt that the dread of waiting was just too much to endure.
無(wú)論真假日期，多數(shù)受試者強(qiáng)烈希望盡快體會(huì)痛苦，他們覺(jué)得等待的恐懼實(shí)在是種煎熬。
They did not want to wait even though they were told that the shocks would be less intense if they put them off.
即使被告知推遲日期可以降低電擊之痛，他們也不愿意等下去。
The minority of participants who did choose to delay their pain thought that doing so would reduce their immediate anxiety.
而選擇延期體會(huì)疼痛的少數(shù)被試者馬上感覺(jué)沒(méi)那么緊張了。
Which is the same motivation for those who wanted to get the pain over with sooner.
這與那些希望盡快體驗(yàn)痛苦受試者們的動(dòng)機(jī)其實(shí)是一樣的。
However, the delaying group suffered increasing levels of anxiety as time wore on.
但是，延遲小組隨著時(shí)間的流逝，更加感到緊張和不安。
So, when you have the freedom to choose, the best strategy appears to be to rip off the band-aid, fast.
所以當(dāng)你有了選擇的自由，最佳策略就是盡早行動(dòng)！
Never dread til tomorrow what you can suffer through today.
如果今日有能夠“享受”痛苦的機(jī)會(huì)，最好別拖到明天！
