Rejection hurts..literally

It hurts to be rejected. Really.

The pain of social rejection may be very similar to the way we experience physical pain, say researchers down the road at UCLA.

You mean--getting fired may actually feel the same as getting beat up?

The proof is genetic--people who have damaged mu-opiod receptor in their brain, structures that dampen painful sensation, are also more likely to be dramatically affected by social exclusion.

Ha! I knew the first time i went through a break-up felt like recovering from surgery!