[lbo-talk] whipping cures mental disorders

[jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net]

> Siberian scientists believe that addiction to alcohol and narcotics, 
> as well as depression, suicidal thoughts and psychosomatic diseases 
> occur when an individual loses his or her interest in life. The 
> absence of the will to live is caused with decreasing production of 
> endorphins - the substance, which is known as the hormone of 
> happiness. If a depressed individual receives a physical punishment, 
> whipping that is, it will stir up endorphin receptors, activate the 
> "production of happiness" and eventually remove depressive feelings.
> 
> Russian scientists recommend the following course of the whipping 
> therapy: 30 sessions of 60 whips on the buttocks in every procedure. 
> A group of drug addicts volunteered to test the new method of 
> treatment: the results can be described as good and excellent.

Since the pain from withdrawl is also quite physical why would addicts need any additional 
pain if the pain was indeed responsible for some bio-chemical reaction that hastens their 
recovery? I think I won't try this method any time soon.

John Thornton