Word: painful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp...
Oddly enough, the fear of pain or unpleasantness in the method of killing oneself is often a potent deterrent. As Dorothy Parker wryly noted...
...result, said Dr. Snorrason, the sitter's muscles and ligaments stretch and he becomes fatigued. Long periods in a conventional chair can cause lumbago (generalized pain in the loins), sciatica from pressure on the sciatic nerves, or even contribute to disk displacement resulting in extremely painful pinched nerves in the lower back...
...tense, withdrawn subjects said precious little about their LSD experience except to complain of pain, weakness, dizziness and feelings of apprehension. They did not dredge up recollections of infancy or talk about their emotional problems. They scarcely moved, even when they were lying in obviously uncomfortable positions. When asked about changes in the appearance of the room or the view from the window, they usually reported none...
...hamburger is not precisely a genuine act of mortification. Dispensations to soldiers, travelers and the sick have been freely given by the church, and in much of Europe the practice has been observed by hardly anyone but the clergy. While declaring that abstinence was no longer binding under pain of sin, the bishops urged the faithful to preserve the custom, particularly during the Lenten season, as "an outward sign of inward spiritual values...