What makes suffering legitimate

Taking this into account, it shows how important it is for society as a whole to change how it looks at suffering and to no longer see it in a negative light. There are a number of ways that we can avoid ourselves, these include, but are not limited to: taking drugs, having superficial relationships, engaging in casual sex, over exercising, eating too much, and drinking too much.

And if so many people are running away from their own inner demons, so to speak, it is any wonder that there are so many problems in the external world? In the same way that it is seen as acceptable for people to talk about their physical problems, it needs to be seen as acceptable for them to not only open up about what is going for them, but to work through their own pain, too.

A lot has been done recently when it comes to the first part, and this is all well and good, but it is just the first stage. If we just focus on mental and emotional problems and say that this is just part of life, it would be similar to saying that being ill is just part of life and not doing anything about it.

And as more and more people come to accept this and to work though their own pain, the external world will gradually reflect this inner transformation.

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By Oliver JR Cooper. Then why are there so many neurotics? Because life is hard and pain hurts. Neurosis is "a class of functional mental disorders involving chronic distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations. Neurosis is not " psychosis , which refers to a loss of touch with reality. How then, do we keep our neurosis in check? I sat with a colleague this week who shared that her father recently passed away.

The dog died six years ago. Accept Reject. Update Consent. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email. Economic Times Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. By Swami Sukhabodhananda I am often asked how to end suffering. There are two types of sufferings. Legitimate and illegitimate. Illegitimate suffering is suffering that is not proportionate to the situation.

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