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\"BluesAintNothingBookCover\"<\/a>WHETHER OUR pain is physical or emotional, most of us find it easiest to bear when we believe there is hope of it ending. The tension that arises out of our stubborn attempt to fight off the intractable aching in our bodies or souls only serves to increase the intensity of our anguish. Once we accept that we must live with some pain all of our lives, we are free to give our hurt no more attention than it absolutely warrants.<\/p>\n

There are some bouts of the flu that make us feel as if we are dying. Someone once compared living through a prolonged, severe case of the flu with the experience of an addict suffering the withdrawal symptoms of kicking a drug habit cold turkey. The similarity may have been exaggerated, but the difference is crucial and illustrates one reason why a drug habit is so hard to break. Addicts know that they can end the pain with a chemical fix\u2014 no matter how much longer it extends the misery of their addiction. The flu patients have no way out, and so resign themselves to their suffering until time heals their hurting.<\/p>\n

Putting up with pain protects us from increasing it.
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