People with more friends have higher pain thresholds, study suggests

Link between larger friendship circles and pain tolerance may be down to the way the the brain’s endorphin system has evolved, researchers say

People with a larger circle of friends are better able to tolerate pain, according to research into the pain thresholds and social networks of volunteers.

The link is thought to be down a system in the brain that involves endorphins: potent pain-killing chemicals produced by the body that also trigger a sense of wellbeing.

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