Pain. It is something we all experience at some point in our lives and for many of us, it seems to be a constant struggle to hold it at bay, reduce it to the bearable. It comes in many forms of course and can be the result of many things but, the way we each deal with it and the levels we can bear are uniquely our own. When we experience pain, we assume that we are strong and when we wince or the tears come, it is because the pain we feel, is worse than that of others. Our experience is more difficult.
But pain cannot be compared in this way as our experiences are guided by more than our nerves and when pain is involved, often to comes suffering. Suffering is pain of mind, not body and some are more and others less equipped to handle the feelings that arise from the face of pain. Many feel the pressure of the experience and hold it aloft as an excuse to scream, shout, be angry for 'You do not understand!' and 'You do not know what I am going through!'
Are you sure about that? How can you know my experience? Are you assuming because no tear falls that there is no pain? Do you consider that your method for dealing with pain is poor, do you consider that your feelings about it are self inflicted wounds that need not occur? Do you think your emotions and outbursts are a symptom of the physical or, a reaction of the emotional? Do you think you have no control?
The pain itself is what it is but the suffering, that is altogether separate. We suffer because we choose to and many may argue this point but, it is the truth as I see it. No matter the circumstance, no matter how unpleasant, the emotional suffering need not occur, to allow it to run free is to be locked in its jail, to be powerless to control but with a target to blame. It is the fault of the pain, not mine at all. Are you sure, absolutely certain that this is the case?
How many are curious as to what it really is, how many explore the pain they experience, how many dive into it and immerse themselves? And how many do all they can to take their mind off it, reduce it, fight it, medicate it... avoid it? How can you say you understand if you haven't experienced it fully but instead run away, how can you know there is no solution at hand when you have taken a pill before the search has begun?
Do you know pain, or do you choose to suffer forever?
Taraz
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This is a very multidimensional subject.. I've started my comment for four times now but erased it every time. Every time I wanted to write a comment I realized that there is something wrong about it. I guess physical pain, suffering, mental suffering and justifying mental suffering should be considered individually. Every case is different..
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yes, that is why the dealing of it must be explored by the individual. Sure, there are some techniques that can be guidelines but sensitivity is up to the person. When it comes to suffering, that is always self-inflicted, meaning, only the self creates it and only the self can control it, at least from my standpoint.
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It's true. I guess in severe pain case I could easily understand the suffering. But then, there is many that just want to suffer without having a real problem.
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There are levels of pain @tarazkp. True, I might be immersing myself in the feeling, true I might not be strong enough to sit stoic, while my body screams. This is true but, there are certain levels of pain, no matter how focused, driven, determined and prepared you are, you just can't help but scream and beg to die. This pain though is usually physical, I must acquiesce to that point.
Can emotional pain be borne? Yes, by some. There are those who have become immune to the ravages of life, there are those that just don't care and there those few incredibly optimistic individuals who believe that tomorrow will be better.
Yet there are those, who are battered and scarred and have given up the fight; are they wrong to say; I can't no more, I am tired, I just wanna rest a bit; catch my breath, shut my eyes, lay my head?
Pain is individualistic. Since it is the brain that tells you that you are in pain, it therefore means that you and I cannot feel pain the same way. No two brains are similar.
Great post always friend.
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But, can it be learned by all is there an unwillingness to even explore the possibility?
Not at all. But it they who give up is it not, not the pain that makes the call. The pain can be a flame that ignites the gases of emotion yet perhaps, they need never meet.
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But how much can you fight? How well can you fight pain? How long can you fight it? There is a threshold that one can bear; some person's have high threshold and some low. No matter how we may see it when we are fine, it looks quite different when we are the ones in pain
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It is often like stress, every thinks they are good at handling it when the stress level is low. Preparing for stress takes foresight and work, the same for pain. The emotional pain especially. People avoid thinking about the negative when in positive, it is shortsighted.
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Very true. Believing that everything will be fine is a good attitude but not preparing for things to go bad is a bad idea. It is like entering the rain believing the sun will come out later to dry you up; you just might get pneumonia.
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There are different types of pain and suffering is associated with it. In the world of medicine, pain is a subjective feeling. If the patient said "I am in terrible pain" i.e. physical pain even if his vital signs doesn't show it. We still have to treat it as such he is in pain. It is mess up sometmes,some people can take advantage of opiod narcotics and sell it to make a living. On the other hand, there are also people who are true and honest that their are really into pain and suffering such as patients who are dying, pregnant women who are in labor.etc... it is a case to case basis but we cannot generalized pain. Same as suffering, if you are suffering because you are into a bad relationship and you chose to stay then that is your decision you are fullly responsible and accountable on your actions but if you are a cancer patient suffering physically and in a lot of pain that you cannot control even if with pill,Morphine drip etc...then it is different. Anyways, good analyzation @tarazkp Dang, I missed reading your fresh post recently, blame it on the time difference but I enjoy reading your thoughts anyway.
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Because of this personal nature of pain, be it physical or emotional, it is up to the individual to understand themselves and create coping mechanisms. As said, there are some generalised approaches but, the best fit must come from the individual.
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I'm deleting my comments.
Being down voted by Content censoring whales sucks
and hurts minnows who only earn 0.01 per post/comment anyhow
This whale BS will kill STEEM imho
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I can understand ending life for the physical but, the emotional?
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I'm deleting my comments.
Being down voted by Content censoring whales sucks
and hurts minnows who only earn 0.01 per post/comment anyhow
This whale BS will kill STEEM imho
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I have heard that in some days long past and in some cultures, suicide was celebrated as a strength of character, even recently in Japan with the idea of 'saving honour' it has continued.
From my view, there is a differentiation between the physical and emotional pain but, I think that the same part of the brain processes both. Just guessing but the emotion might be created in a newer part of the brain but the pain is processed in the lizard brain core. Perhaps the core is unable to differentiate between reality and imagination?
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Pain is the way of god to remind us that we are doing something wrong. Pain pulls us from past and future and throw us in the present to show us that we need to be present in the moment, to free ourselver from this pain. Specially physicial pain!! No matter what u are thinking at that moment, it will slap u on face and bring u in the NOW !!
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I want to understand what do you mean but I can't huh
I know pain what's mean and I felt it a lot of time When I broke my leg or someone cheat me ...
By the way you are good writer , are you teacher of philosophy?
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good examples. Broken leg is pretty physical. Someone cheating on you is emotional, that is n't pain, it is suffering based on your perception of it, isn't it?
No, I just like to think and write.
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Yeap now I understand there are pain and emotion , Pain link with physical things like when someone hurts with knife for example, is that what do you mean sir ?
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Yes. Suffering is the mind saying it is hurt.
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You're a photographer too ? :O
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I wonder. The guy's superhuman
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I dabble in it. Pretty much all the pictures i post are mine.
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Pain by definition is sensory and emotional experience. Each individual experiences pain in a different way. We can't compare whose pain is more intense or not. Two individuals passing through the same situation would not see things the same way, their response to pain could vary.
Some studies revealed that women feel the pain more intensely than men.
Also I read somewhere that "pain is in the brain". Some people have the ability to numb those parts of the brain responsible for registering the pain by performing certain activities such meditation, yoga, art therapy, etc.
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Is this an inherited physical skill or is it trainable? If it can be learned or improved, why don't more practice?
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The mind can be trained to ignore the pain. Hypnosis, meditation, creative art therapies can shut down the brain. The power of the mind is incredible. I imagine it all depends on the willingness of the individual to let go the pain and focus on his own ability of distracting the mind in order to block out the pain.
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The thing is, people have different definitions of pain. One may feel a certain amount of pain to be a pin prick while another would consider it unbearable. Some have become so used to pain that it doesn't move them anymore. Dealing with pain is something that we all as humans being have to go through at any point in time. I think it's part of what makes us human
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It is a warning system but too often we apply the same categorisation to emotional as physical pain. They are fundamentally different.
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We have a different feeling for each pain we decided to bear, and also how we handle it, a lot of times we are suffering because the pain is so much to bear we don't know to control it..
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Motherhood is the most holy feeling in the world @tarazkp
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I do not know, I am not a mother :)
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Hilarious lol...
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Hi @tarazkp,
I can't describe how I feel about your text...it has in the same time highly sensitive and sad echo but it also flows such a pure and positive energy via the photos. This post made me think about the pain as the grass-root level... isn't every thought and every feeling a creation of our brains? I.e. isn't pain something we create to ourselves and therefore isn't it something manageable as well? I'm not saying it is easy. Not at all, to be precise. I'm just trying to say that I prefer pain (such as other strong negative feelings and emotions) being the mirror of our unattainable dreams and unachieved goals. Perhaps, that is the reason why it hurts so much.
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i'm dua for you..
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My uncle has been dealing with excruciating nerve pain for years now. He takes meds
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you shot amazing..... just not good post but it has some educational post.... thanks for share your post in steemit.... i like it and hope your post like all people in steemit.... good luck...
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parenting is the best feeling . i have seen it from my brother . being uncle called by brothers son brings different joy to me .
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Your post is a lot of responsibility. At this time we should be responsible for them.thanks for sharing this post.upvoated @tarazkp
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