Ouch!

[krikketgirl]

The other day, in a spectacularly clumsy move, I managed to misjudge the movement necessary to swing a cabinet closed, and instead swung my palm with great force against the corner of the cabinet door. As household accidents go, it was minor: no blood, no broken dishes, no broken me. But, oh, it hurt. For several minutes, everything else in the

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[moredetails]

Good post.. I do have the bad habit of measuring and deciding whether I think a person is overreacting or not. Which is funny, because I'm certain I make mountains of molehills a lot of times. I do try to remember what you said here--that it can feel just as painful if it's something new and we don't have other things to compare, even if it's something "minor" compared to other issues.

I hadn't thought of comparing emotional pain to those moments when we stub our toe or something minor but PAINFUL for a few minutes. So true that the world fades away in those instances. Haha! I usually get really mad because it all seems so pointless! :D

[chestnutcurls]

EXCELLENT thoughts. So true.

[bojojoti]

It's amazing how quickly our world shrinks down to a pain point. One minute, we're part of the universe--the next, we're just a toe!

Pain is pain. Not only do I need to remember not to dismiss another's pain, but I have to remember that someone else's greater pain does not diminish mine.

[bluiidmommy]

Great post. You're right, it can be hard to find the right words, so we don't even try.

[bellawilfer]

I'm doing better with this, where I try not to say things that diminish people's pain, even if I still struggle not to think things. My question is, how do you handle it when others are diminishing your pain? I know it shouldn't be a competition or anything like that, but sometimes it is hard for me to feel okay with experiencing and expressing my pain, especially around people who *do* have it harder. :-/