Posted by sigismund on November 20, 2010, at 1:51:08
In reply to Re: Borderline treatment, posted by emmanuel98 on November 19, 2010, at 19:33:45
>My DBT therapist says that pain is part of life, but suffering is the result of not accepting the pain, fighting against it, letting it get the best of you. So she would say that suffering is not a necessary part of life. I've always found that distinction helpful.
I was reading one basic Buddhist text that spoke of the advantage of being able to voluntarily shoulder your pain and bear it.
That is why the four noble truths are noble, the truth of suffering in particular.
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