Hurt and pain

[KillerMuffin]

Sometimes I think we were just put here simply to see how much we can suffer before curling up and dying. Other times I think we were just put here simply to see how long we can put up with the asshole up the street with the thump thump music before taking a 10 guage shot-gun loaded with double ought buck at 210 grains and making his stereo systems all very dead.

I had to go through some pretty horrifically agonizing pain in Wisconsin, don'tcha know. I'm one of those freaks that always looks on the bright side. Fave refrain "It could be worse!"

I think, though, that pain in its many and varied forms is nothing compared to the sheer, mind-killing agony of hurt. Emotional hurt. I'd rather be stabbed in the head again by Dr. Frankenstien while going through intensive drugless labor while projectile vomiting from food poisoning than suffer emotional hurt.

But that's just me.

 

[Mistress]

Agreed, would rather endure beatings from old boyfriends then the emotional pain they put me through.

 

[CelestialBody]

 

[Weird Harold]

Other times I think we were just put here simply to see how long we can put up with the asshole up the street with the thump thump music before taking a 10 guage shot-gun loaded with double ought buck at 210 grains and making his stereo systems all very dead.

When first arrived in Germany, I lived in the barracks for a while. In my shipped baggage, was the double bitted ax and shovel I keep in the Blazer for off-roading emergengies. As I walked down the hall with the ax to store it in my room to await the arrival of my Blazer, one of the young Airmen asked me what the ax was for.

"This? This is my stereo equalizer."

I had no problems with loud stereos while I was in the barracks.

 

[teresafannin]

KillerMuffin, when you're right, you're right. I would rather have physical pain over emotional hurt any day of the week. The physical pain will heal much faster than emotional. I hope you don't have to go through what you went through in Wisconsin ever again. Take care. Teresa

 

[DevilMayCare]

Sadly, there's much less tolerance for emotional pain than physical pain. People want you to "just get over it already!" Of course, people dealing with chronic discomfort experience a similar response. Often people will simply turn away. Its too much to deal with those limitations.

I provide care for a 45 year old woman whose life is severely limited by a chronic illness. I've watched two of her closest friends walk away because they couldn't tolerate her limitations. At first they tried to fix her, then they became frustrated when she couldn't meet their emotional needs because of her weakness.

But emotional pain is so often buried deep within us. We don't share it, and hence the burden is that much greater. It's been a lesson that's come hard for me and I'm still learning it, but when I reach out for support around my emotional pain, it helps. Carrying it alone can be intolerable, and I've done some pretty wacked out things in my life because of it. Thankfully, I have support in my life now.

This is an important topic. Thanks for bringing it up KM.

 

[Young Knave]

Just remember kids...

Always look on the bright side of life -

Some things in life are bad,
They can really make you mad,
Other things just make you swear and curse,
When you're chewing your life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle,
And this'll help things turn out for the best,
And.....
Always look on the bright side of life.
[whistling]
Always look on the light side of life.
[whistling]
If life seems jolly rotten,
There's something you've forgotten,
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps,
Don't be silly chumps.
Just purse your lips and whistle. That's the thing.
And...
Always look on the bright side of life.
[whistling]
Always look on the right side of life,
[whistling]
For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word.
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin.
Give the audience a grin.
Enjoy it. It's your last chance, anyhow.
So,...
Always look on the bright side of death,
[whistling]
Just before you draw your terminal breath.
[whistling]
Life's a piece of shit,
When you look at it.
Life's a laugh and death's a joke. It's true.
You'll see it's all a show.
Keep 'em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
And...
Always look on the bright side of life.
[whistling]
Always look on the right side of life.
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]

 

[insideShiraz]

After all this stuff, I think I need to read the Thread again

How can I jump inside you
to tear your Pain apart?
Where would you find me
Broken in the Wings?
How can I tell you
as you wept in my silence
That together

 

[Cheyenne]

I hope you don't have to go through what you went through in Wisconsin ever again.

Hey, hey, hey! Watch it now, Wisconsin doesn't want to be associated with "pain." That would be Illinois.

 

[teresafannin]

Hi Cheyenne, I know that & I should have stated it better. I hope KM doesn't have to go through that again, no matter where she is. I haven't ever been to Wisconsin, but it looks like beautiful country up there.

DMC, you are very right about tolerance. I have a good support group & a wonderful family, but many of the people who were here for me 18 months ago are long gone. It isn't that we want to keep it inside, it is just that people prefer it that way. I come home from work with headaches that feel like an elephant is in my head, just from keeping the emotion in all day. I sometimes think I deserve a special Oscar for the performances I have given in the last 18 months. Sorry for being such a downer, this has been a rough day for me.

 

[Cheyenne]

Hi Cheyenne, I know that & I should have stated it better. I haven't ever been to Wisconsin, but it looks like beautiful country up there.

No problem! It IS beautiful, especially now in Spring with everything just coming back to life and getting so nice and green. I love it. But I had to tease the Illinois flatlanders- kind of a tradition, ya know? (soon there will be a post about cheeseheads...)