SUFFERING and PAIN are both subjective, but are they identical? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Pain is experienced by everyone with functional nerve endings... but the level of suffering that pain causes is subjective. A woman can handle pain much better than an average man--not sexism by any means; it's medically established, and certainly helps with that delightful task called child birth. Put your average man through that... see what I mean?

Nurses like to use what they call a "pain scale," since everyone handles pain differently. It's usually a scale of 1-10, with 1 being very mild, and 10 being agony re-defined. This way they know how to best judge a person's subjective experience with pain, and know when it needs attention.

Suffering is not the same as physical pain in my book. Watching a friend die--or at least, watching a friend self-destruct on abusive endeavors--creates what I would define as mental suffering... although psychologically it would simply be defined as "stressors." The body hurts until it heals. The mind? While physical pain is usually not a part of that deal, the mind can indeed suffer.

Answer 2

They are not identical. I can have physical pain without suffering, ex. paper-cut, even a broken leg if I have a good mental outlook. I can suffer emotionally without physical pain - grief of loosing a loved one, sorting out my spiritual beliefs. Long term illness can cause both pain and suffering physically and emotionally.

Answer 3

Pain is a specific type of suffering with a physical manifestation. Even emotional and mental suffering causes physical pain.

Answer 4

Pain = sensation of hurting, a strong discomfort.

Suffering = distress, grief, anxiety, anguish, the bearing or undergoing of pain

Pain can be short-lived and relieved as suffering can be long-term, physically and mentally. Too close to call.

Good question, not very spiritual, but good question.

Answer 5

Pain is the response to disturbance of nerve endings, suffering, which originally meant "allowing" or "permitting" has always struck me as mental attitude toward pain.

Answer 6

No. Suffering is in your mind and heart.

Pain is a physical manifestation of something that is not right with your body.

Answer 7

there are different degrees of pain and suffering i can stand pain much better if it is external than the suffering of losing a loved one

Answer 8

Pain is the outcome of suffering. and not all suffering is painful.

In His Holy and Precious Name, Jesus Christ

DiscipleDave

Answer 9

No, cause you can suffer but not experience pain.

Answer 10

All who will live godly in CJ (reverse of JC) shall "suffer".
Mental suffering is a pain in the head, if it's up your @ss.
Another law makes ppl feel wretched: Rom 7. Eg: PTSD.
Romans 8:2 Law vs Law? It's Loser vs Loser, either way;
of high-mindead law vs law (left vs right) of God on "high".
Law vs Law is divided against itself, shall fall to desolation.
Even God(on high) cannot be one by division: Law vs Law.
But God in heaven: higher than the heavens, is one, by unity.

Grace: I will never leave thee nor forsake thee: Friend.
Law: I will forsake you, the city, and your fathers: Enmity.

Grace: above the Law, "higher" than "high".
Law: on high, in high places of Law vs Law.

Ppl recovering from highs speak of higher pwr afterward.

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.