Part of You Doesn't Want the Pain to Stop: Here's Why
Stillness in the Storms
- Published
- July 26, 2026
- Duration
- 20:59
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Oct 11, 2026
Discusses health, mental, religion, society, culture.
Summary
Why does part of you not want the pain to stop? Pain is inevitable. Suffering is the second arrow, and you fire that one.The first arrow lands and it hurts. Then we load the bow ourselves. Every replay in your head, every post, every phone call to a friend, is another arrow into the same wound. And here is the uncomfortable bit. The suffering loop feeds u…
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Why does part of you not want the pain to stop? Pain is inevitable. Suffering is the second arrow, and you fire that one.The first arrow lands and it hurts. Then we load the bow ourselves. Every replay in your head, every post, every phone call to a friend, is another arrow into the same wound. And here is the uncomfortable bit. The suffering loop feeds us, because it makes us the hero of our own story. Nobody wants to hear about the good day and the view over the ocean. Everybody leans in for t
Themes
- health
- mental
- religion
- society
- culture