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Why should we not avoid pain?
It is common for human beings to try to avoid pain. In 2015, 300 million painkiller prescriptions were written in the world! But avoiding pain doesn’t help us lead better lives.
What causes human suffering?
Physical suffering could be caused in different ways but 90\% of human suffering is mental, which is caused within ourselves. People create suffering for themselves everyday – suffering anger, fear, hatred, jealousy, insecurity and so many other things.
How can we help suffering?
5 ways to help someone who is suffering mentally
- Approach the individual with kindness and care rather than confronting them.
- Share your own past struggles.
- Provide a safe and non-judgmental place for them to talk openly about their struggle.
How does fear cause pain?
The greater the fear, the more our brain and body works to keep us in ‘fight or flight’ mode. This saps our body of healing resources, directing our energy for combat or evasion against possible threats instead. We become hypervigilant, and start to pay extra attention to bodily sensations, especially painful ones.
Why do people avoid emotional pain?
In fact, emotional avoidance is part of the avoidance cluster of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, serving as a way for people with PTSD to escape painful or difficult emotions. Avoidance refers to any action designed to prevent the occurrence of an uncomfortable emotion such as fear, sadness, or shame.
Are there benefits to suffering?
Suffering can make us more resilient, better able to endure hardships. Just as a muscle, in order to build up, must endure some pain, so our emotions must endure pain in order to strengthen.
What is a strategy to help someone who is suffering from depression?
Exercise. Both aerobic exercise like walking or jogging and anaerobic exercise like weight lifting can help alleviate symptoms of depression. Relaxation training. Focusing on tensing and relaxing muscle groups methodically can help a person with depression relax voluntarily.
Does fear cause suffering?
In the short term, avoidance may promote healing, but over time, fear of pain may actually initiate chronic pain, leading to disability and depression.
How do you overcome fear and pain?
Educate yourself: learning about what is causing your pain can allow you to see that your chronic pain condition is not going to damage your body; this can give you confidence in being more active and take that fear away. Exercise regularly: trying to do regular gentle exercise is beneficial.
How do you deal with suffering in life?
Accept the suffering, instead of trying to ignore it, avoid it, push it away, kill it. Accept that it’s a part of life, a part of you, but temporary. Wish yourself happiness, wish for an end to your suffering.
What causes our suffering?
The truth of the path that frees us from suffering ( magga) In this article, we’re going to talk about the second noble truth on what causes our suffering and then discuss strategies we can use to overcome it. According to Buddhism, suffering arises from attachment to desires.
Is avoiding suffering good or bad?
In one way or another, avoiding suffering has become a great source of suffering. Many people feel a strong aversion towards what they call “negativity”. Nobody can talk about their suffering, mourn, or show signs of pessimism. It’s as if we were part of a great play where pain is prohibited.
What is the end to suffering?
The end to suffering is when the mind experiences freedom from attachment. It’s letting go of any craving or desiring. This state of enlightenment is called “nirvana” which means freedom from all worries, anxieties and troubles.
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