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fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Finding Meaning in a Seemingly Senseless World

As Viktor Frankl asserts, we are a meaning-seeking species... with a burning and inextinguishable "will to meaning," an unceasing need to know about and attempt to make sense of both the inner and outer worlds.
Psychology
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Why Do Doctors Write?

In lonely strip malls and dusty markets, I began scribbling in notebooks. The boy on the metal table was the first ghost to come forward.
Medicine
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Comparing Suffering or Joy Can Pull Us Farther Apart

Joy can coexist with sorrow, serving as a reminder of hope even in difficult times.
Pain cannot be compared; every person's suffering deserves empathy and recognition.
#personal-growth
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

How to Decrease Your Suffering

Whether you are an athlete, a business person, a performing artist, a healthcare provider, a young person, or a parent, everyone can benefit from learning to decrease their suffering.
Mental health
fromAdvocate.com
3 months ago

Religion focuses on suffering this week. Our community knows it, survived it, and will overcome it again

In many faith traditions, this week reflects on suffering— a deep human experience that is especially resonant with the LGBTQ+ community, shaped through years of adversity.
SF LGBT
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Why Do We Keep Doing Things That Don't Serve Us?

Pain is universal, but suffering is a choice influenced by our reactions.
Mindfulness can help break the cycle of unhelpful coping habits.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

How We Create Our Own Unhappiness and How to Stop

Life involves inevitable suffering, often exacerbated by our resistance to it.
Our reactions to life's challenges can create additional unhappiness.
Acknowledging and accepting reality can lessen our emotional distress.
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