what do you know about pain?

Quite a lot!

I've seen my loved ones in physical pain...with my naked eyes...helplessly witnessing this tormentor eat into flesh and wrecking the mind. It doesn't go even if you spend the whole night caressing, embracing the fragile body...only way seems to benumb it by morphine and/or other drugs. I have seen my mother suffer this pain from Cancer! Its echo still haunts me even after six months....

I know of emotional pain...the kind that doesn't go even after decades. Someone here suggested to 'return' it...what where to send? Who to send? Death is cruel...just as it is merciful, in some cases...

Pain is an integral part of our lives...can't be wished away! You may hide behind smiles, you may get bedazzled by fun and parties, you may delude yourself, surround yourself with beauty...nothing works! Pain is persistent guest....it stays!!!

I live with physical pain every day of my life and the mental/emotional depression that accompanies it. Pain has made me into the person that I am today because it's taught me to be more patient and compassionate towards others. I'm more inclined to give people the benefit of the doubt because they may be suffering, too.

I've learned to be a little more patient with myself, as well, and I now know that the world won't end if I have to ask someone for help. Not being as independent as I used to be was probably the hardest part about being disabled, but I've learned to deal with it.

Pain is a tough wench but a good teacher, and even though I'd rather not hurt all the time, I value the lessons I've learned.

Pluto, pain makes you grow. However after a while, pain makes you regress. And after a very long time, pain is useless: one in utter pain for a long time does not learn anything any longer. So, what I know about pain is that there are levels of pain, but time is the decisive factor wherein pain becomes a real pain! One for nothing, one that brings one to nowhere.

Hmmm . . . interesting question. I say this because I am in an alternative lifestyle in which pain is a big part. I am a submissive and a masochist and I play with partners who are sadists. I enjoy receiving pain and they enjoy inflicting it. The difference being in that I CHOOSE to do this. In order for it to fall under the BDSM guise, it must be safe, sane and CONSENSUAL. I consent, through a power exchange, to let Him do to me what He wants to because it's what W/we both enjoy. I always say it's the pain that brings me pleasure.

But I am also very familiar with the pain of physical diseases such as arthritis, bursitis, colitis, etc. This is NOT the kind of pain I enjoy. I have also been verbally and emotionally abused in the past by husbands/Masters and have been seriously emotionally damaged by the things these men did to me. Again, not the kind of pain I like or enjoy.

To answer your question: I know quite a lot about pain. What else would you like to know? LOL.

Pain, true pain, is questionable.

There is physical pain and that has reasons but what exactly is emotional pain? It is characterized by physical pain but subtract the physical what have you got, really?

This question is the beginning of what I know about pain.

If nothing else, pain is a great chance to get to know yourself. It is a time for honesty and kindness to oneself. A time to gently look in the mirror and see what's really going on.

Pain is a test of one's integrity and a chance, a field, for integrity to grow.

Pain is part of a maturing process.

A sense of humor is very helpful in times of pain.

Pain remembered is an insight and a tool for empathy, P

Pain is a lesson being learned.

There is always pain

but

pain is relative.

But still, what is emotional pain?

I know that almost all bodies and minds will experience pain at some time.

I know that those who don't are either having good karma or they always keep a positive attitude to drive away pain before it attacks.

I try to learn about solutions.

Solutions to emotional pain are in keeping a positive attitude, and introspective self examination of the heart to help remove negativity.

I know that this is helped by yoga, meditation, pranayam (deep breathing) and mantra meditation. 'Man' is a sanskrit word meaning mind and 'tra' means liberating. That means that chanting mantra takes one's mind above mundane thought. Then problem solving becomes clearer by the effect of the spiritually potent words and names of the mantra.

I also know that having a pain free body facilitates having a pain free mind and visa versa.

As for getting free from physical pain I know of these remedies:

Massage, acupuncture, osteopathy, warmth, diet and cleansing of the intestinal tract.

So that's what I know about pain.

Sometimes tolerating is the only thing we can do though.

It's a blessing in disguise, and a curse at the same time. It's the mule's stick. It's physical and emotional pestilence. After I was almost killed in a work accident which required over a dozen surgeries to remedy to some degree, many strong opiate pain meds were used on me to alleviate pain as deep as my bones. The opiate drugs went away, but the pain remains, and it limits everything I do. Sometimes I just want to be free of it, but I wonder how "free" death could be.

Apart from normal ailments, my dislike of my partner's family grew to hatred after her death. I was overseas when she died and when I saw what they had put on her gravestone I was about to kill one of the relatives who was nearby. I was so angry I do not know what happened but I found myself walking home. I became very ill and started drinking eventually becoming suicidal. My family found help for me. My own pain was brought on by my not coping with the situation. The real pain was that I caused to my loved ones.

Rose P.

PS P'quaint! is right.

My suffering. When I know and accept pain then and only then will I have true joy. Without the pain I wouldn`t be able to define or measure my joy.

Pain ,pain is something always follow us ,no matter we donot like it .

It is good to call it true friend caz it is always stand by u.

Pain is starting to invent into life something really meaningful

Pain is dangerous even unexpected sometime, but without pain life is boring.

Physical pain seems to serve a purpose, to protect our bodies from injury. But when it gets stuck in the 'on' position by unavoidable physical damage or disease, it can appear to me to be a very cruel aspect of nature.

I've found that my physical pain can be greatly amplified by emotional distress, or greatly attenuated by pleasure or joy.