Progress Over Pain: 3x Couch Daily: And Dr. Sarno’s Sad Paradox

How does one climb from the pit of pain when all you see is suffering, and all you feel is loneliness?

First, something happens, and we become the person in pain. The person in need.

Next comes attention and the unconscious understanding that we no longer have to be our best. As long as we’re in pain, the pressure is off.

Most humans hate this at first. But if the pain persists long enough, it becomes part of us. Something we unconsciously choose to deal with long past the time it takes for the injury to heal.

We forget who we were before the pain. The pain isn’t just part of who we are; we become pain.

We’re built to suffer. Every religion, from Buddhism to Christianity, confirms it. The trick is witnessing the pain as opposed to welcoming it. Acting despite the pain instead of succumbing to it.

Easier said than done, I know. I’ve been crippled, as have many others, brought down so…