New Insights on the Effect of Kindness on Chronic Pain
Psychology Today | 20.12.2025 00:55
Before serving on a mission with Doctors Without Borders, I often had back pain due to scoliosis. But when I volunteered for a mission in Sri Lanka for a 30,000-person refugee camp during the civil war, I didn’t feel much pain in my back. During work, I was completely immersed in caring for the hundreds of patients our team had to examine. I did my best to be kind to my team and to each patient.
