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Title: Can mental pain and suffering be as great as physical pain and suffering?
Post by: Nero on December 27, 2007, 03:22:59 AM
Title says all.
Title: Re: Can mental pain and suffering be as great as physical pain and suffering?
Post by: Pica Pica on December 27, 2007, 06:58:40 AM
oh it can be fantastic...


(mental pain hurts more. Okay I've only ever been cut or had the skin wore off or mumps or dysentery or whatever - but if you're in good spirits even that can be endured. Mental pain is inescapable.)
Title: Re: Can mental pain and suffering be as great as physical pain and suffering?
Post by: NicholeW. on December 27, 2007, 07:26:47 AM
Yes

*smile* I just love philosophical discussions!
Title: Re: Can mental pain and suffering be as great as physical pain and suffering?
Post by: Shana A on December 27, 2007, 01:29:26 PM
Yes, mental anguish can be just as intense and difficult to deal with, but I'd also say that they're different in some ways.

y2g
Title: Re: Can mental pain and suffering be as great as physical pain and suffering?
Post by: IsabelleStPierre on December 27, 2007, 01:32:10 PM
Yes, mental pain and suffering can be as great as physical pain and suffering...actually it can be stronger! Take depression for example, it has a profound affect on your physical health! So...

Peace and love,
Izzy
Title: Re: Can mental pain and suffering be as great as physical pain and suffering?
Post by: OtokoSuki on December 27, 2007, 01:56:28 PM
I think that mental pain is much greater if I put both of them into a scale
Title: Re: Can mental pain and suffering be as great as physical pain and suffering?
Post by: RebeccaFog on December 27, 2007, 10:14:30 PM
Mental pain is greater.
It can bring on physical suffering.

I had them both.  My body did not heal until I conquered the mental pain.

I honestly believe that if you shove a spear into my chest, I won't like it, but it won't bother me much.  However, if you break my heart, I'm as good as gone.

So please,
don't go breakin' my heart.
Title: Re: Can mental pain and suffering be as great as physical pain and suffering?
Post by: King Malachite on March 20, 2012, 06:54:17 AM
If not monitered then mental pain can bring on physical pain but to answer your question YES.  Mental pain can be worse than the physical pain.

I would rather have a 5 minute headache than a 2 year heartbreak from a break up.