Is emotional pain adaptive?
I've been wondering. Do we need to feel pain in our lives? I mean it's not exactly a pleasant feeling. In my opinion, yes and no. I think it can be adaptive if we learn from it. However, if we get dwell on the pain for a prolonged period then it can be maladaptive. My view is that emotional pain is like a trigger in our brain telling is something is not right and we need to deal with it. Be it emotional pain or physical pain, when we experience it, it's a wound that needs to be dealt with and healed. Sometimes it's frustrating when you go through a situation where you experience pain and all you want to do is bounce back up again and face life. Some people think that this is the way and say "Get back up," or"Keep going," To some extent, yes, we do need to get back up and carry on but I believe this is the wrong thing to say to someone who has just come out of a painful situation. How are we meant to keep going with an open wound that hasn't ...