Still Waters Posted November 1, 2012 #1 Share Posted November 1, 2012 The thought of adding up the cost of presents, decorations and food for Christmas could be genuinely painful for more than half the population, researchers concluded. Millions of people suffer from high levels of “maths anxiety”. Brain scans of people waiting to carry out a maths test showed a higher than normal activity in the posterior insula, a region linked to physical and emotional discomfort. There was no elevated level of activity when people actually carried out the numerical problems, suggesting that the pain was linked to nervous tension. http://www.telegraph...-real-pain.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGH Posted November 1, 2012 #2 Share Posted November 1, 2012 (edited) Brain scans of people waiting to carry out a maths test showed a higher than normal activity in the posterior insula, Certainly hurts my posterior, right about where my wallet sits near my right ass cheek! Edited November 1, 2012 by WGH 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meryt-tetisheri Posted November 1, 2012 #3 Share Posted November 1, 2012 They needed brain scans to arrive to this conclusion? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasina Posted November 1, 2012 #4 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Bloody hell, no wonder I'm so freaking stressed all the time. Stupid accounting... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted November 2, 2012 #5 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Well, Christmas is stressful enough. The IRS in a few months makes me want to have another beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meryt-tetisheri Posted November 2, 2012 #6 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Well, Christmas is stressful enough. The IRS in a few months makes me want to have another beer. There are two tax seasons here, one is in June (cadastral tax), at the time when people are planning for summer holidays; the other (income tax) is in December, around Christmas and New Year Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorn-v Posted November 3, 2012 #7 Share Posted November 3, 2012 That makes sense. I am surprised they bothered to do a brain scan, but at least now there is evidence that it is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienDan Posted November 11, 2012 #8 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I don't buy christmas presants. Problem solved. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted November 12, 2012 #9 Share Posted November 12, 2012 The holidays can be stressful especially when one feels the need to compete and overspend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starchild1976 Posted December 12, 2012 #10 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Spending without thinking first usually does cause pain if one doesn't have the extra padding. Anytime you think last and act first there is a risk of personal injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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