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When You Feel the Pain of the World [psychcentral.com]

 

By Connie L. Habash, PsychCentral, July 13, 2019

On the path of growth and spiritual development, we often become increasingly attuned to others and our world. Our ability to feel compassion deepens. Concerns about war in the middle east, human trafficking, global warming, and poaching of elephants for their ivory tusks, among many other issues, may weigh heavily on our hearts. As we heal our own inner pain, we may simultaneously be feeling the suffering of others.

This can cause us to take on the pain of the world. We may even believe that it’s the “spiritual” thing to do – to suffer as others do. But this isn’t noble suffering: taking on the pain of others only impairs our ability to be helpful, and can even be traumatizing for us. From my book, Awakening from Anxiety:

When we take on the pain of the world, we may be unconsciously processing emotions that don’t belong to us through our own physical and energetic bodies. This causes us unnecessary suffering and even creates physical problems, like illness or chronic fatigue.

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