Suffering is a reactive thought pattern in reaction to pain conditions. The suffering isn't rooted in reality, it is a construct of thought and therefore unnecessary.
That's an incredibly powerful line. I suppose for most of us it's easier to say when the pain isn't within ourselves, but kudos to you for being able to realize it and work to internalize the concept. Really hope you're over the worst of it.
Yeah. It has helped me in the past making this distinction.
The trick is taking that realization and running with it. The personality and thought patterns of a whole life time of societal conditioning try to pull you back into the cyclic thinking when you're in pain. Today has been a struggle if I'm honest.
Anyway, even complaining about it on hive is playing into the hands of that compulsive thinking pattern... so I'm gonna stop 😉
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Day by day, it's all a work in progress. Hope today is better than the last!