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This is Scientific American 60-Second Mind, I'm Christie Nicholson. Got a minute?

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An upcoming dental appointment can be terrifying.

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So terrifying, in fact, that the fear of future pain can be a worse experience than the actual pain during the procedure.

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So finds a study in the journal PLOS Computational Biology.

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Volunteers had to choose a date on which they would have hypothetical, painful dental work,

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and choose another date to get a real electric shock.

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Most subjects strongly preferred to schedule the pain (real or theoretical) as soon as possible,

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they felt that the dread of waiting was just too much to endure.

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They did not even want to wait even though they were told that the shocks would be less intense if they put them off.

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The minority of participants who did choose to delay their pain thought that doing so would reduce their immediate anxiety.

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Which is the same motivation for those who wanted to get the pain over with sooner.

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However, the delaying group suffered increasing levels of anxiety as time wore on.

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So, when you have the freedom to choose, the best strategy appears to be to rip off the band-aid, fast.

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Never dread til tomorrow what you can suffer through today.

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Thanks for the minute, for Scientific American 60-Second Mind. I'm Christie Nicholson.

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