Quotes About Pain

A man can endure the worst pain — of others.

Love is like whoa! Actually, it's closer to woe.

It is as if, even within the privacy of our own minds, we are afraid to criticize her. We are protecting the image of mother inside, protecting our fragile relationship with her by denying anything that might unsettle it, and protecting ourselves from the disappointment, anger, and pain that we've kept out of consciousness.

Connecting to our own pain and the unique reality of our lives is a large part of the journey to spiritual maturity.

Truly dreadful sounds ensue. The sounds of human disassembly.

We don't know how much our bodies can endure until we make cruel demands of them.

The doctors prescribed OxyContin for the pain—a single forty-milligram tablet twice a day. Everyone said I would be fine for winter track in November.

Over several months, the drug had completely rewired my brain, hijacking more and more of my pain receptors, and now I needed OxyContin simply to exist. I couldn't sleep, or eat, or focus in class. And no one warned me this was going to happen. No one told me to expect a struggle.

Man, I hate to get depressing on you, but I don't have a game. I'm so alone, so depressed, so dark, no.

The bad thing about terrible misfortunes, the kind that tear us apart and appear to be unendurable, is that those who suffer them believe or almost demand that the world should end right there, and yet the world pays no heed and carries on regardless and even tugs at the sleeve of the person who suffered the misfortune, I mean, it won't just let them depart this world the way a disgruntled spectator might leave the theatre, unless the unfortunate person kills him or herself.

Senki sem törÅ'dhet bele, hogy örökre tönkretették az életét.

cómo se puede dormir tras la muerte de un ser querido y sin embargo se acaba durmiendo siempre—.

No es fácil saber por qué se mata la gente, ni los más próximos, todo el mundo está trastornado, todo el mundo las pasa putas, a veces sin causa y casi siempre en secreto, la gente vuelve cara contra la almohada y espera al día siguiente. De pronto no esperan.

Tengo el convencimiento de que el mayor dolor es el de la conciencia, contra el que no hay apenas remedio ni amortiguamiento, ni más cesación que la muerte, y aun así de eso no estamos seguros.

lo que Shakespeare llamó 'una cama afligida', o 'apesadumbrada', o 'desconsolada': 'a woeful bed

Los vínculos del engaño y la desdicha son los más fuertes de todos." Javier Marias - Asi empieza lo malo

So here we are. Torn. Is it possible that feedback is like a gift and like a colonoscopy? Should we hang in there and take it, or turn and run? Is the learning really worth the pain? We are conflicted.

There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.

It takes maturity and tenacity on our part to achieve wholeness, and that means persistently dealing with our pain.

Traumas not only cause injury and pain, traumas block or slow the process of maturity.

One sign that you have found the characteristics of your heart is when your passion, purpose, talents and pain all come together and begin defining who you are.

As we mentioned in Chapter 1, the loss of relational connection is often caused by incompletely resolved pain. The mental activity of avoiding pain distracts us from relational connection with God and others. Being overwhelmed disconnects us.

Being seen by God empowers us to suffer well in our painful situations without being overwhelmed. Our lives can be productive. The God who saw the pain and misery of the Israelites and Hagar is able to see the pain and challenges we go through today.

I don't like the memories because the tears come easily, and once again I break my promise to myself for this day. It's a constant battle. a war between remembering and forgetting.