When the pain becomes too much?

Question

Where do you go when the emotional pain of your own life and that of others is just too much of a burden for you?

Answer 1

I go to my sisters, to my husband , to the Goddess Mother Earth, and to myself in quiet meditation, to long walks, to allowing myself to feel whatever I am feeling, anger, grief, whatever it is, validating them as legitimate emotions, and reminding myself that these will not last forever, and I will feel happy again. Like Lady Luna, moods change and swing to and fro, so I do noto despair that it is forever.

DO NOT despair, my good lady, this will not last forever!

Blessings,
Lady Morgana )0(

Answer 2

When the pain becomes too much for yourself to handle on your own, you MUST turn to outside sources for help. It may be embarrassing, yes, but the long-term results are worth it.
This does not make you a whimp or weak. You've probably overcame problems, maybe now it's getting to the point where you don't have experience or the motivation on your own.
I can honestly say that I know how you feel. I do have personal experience and have overcome letting other people's pain and problems bother me. Turn to someone else, such as a therapist, and work out your problems.
Good luck, now pick up a phone book! You WILL feel better, I know personally.

Answer 3

I've wondered about this too. It's said that God won't give you more than you can handle...so I wonder ..where is it coming from??? I got too much on me and I became helpless...that's when the "buzzards" attacked. Did you ever see a dog in pain and helpless...and other dogs come and attack him/her? People will do that too. Be careful you don't let this happen to you. I take a low dose of risperdal now...it helps with the emotional pain. I try to get my mind involved in stories on tv etc (and computer)..just anything to get my mind off it. You need somebody to share the burden....and to "hold you till you cry". Find a good church where you can get some emotional support. Good Luck.

Answer 4

Ms Crone, I go into a bot of deep meditation and try to figure out just exactly WHY I have surendered MY power to fall under the influence of OUTSIDE conditions. I seek out Goddess's help to help me to indentify those areas of my life that have allowed me to open up those holes in my spirit that DO allow such negativity to burrow into my psyche and wrok from within to Weaken my defenses and my resistence to those outside influences.

Then I ask her to help me to find ways to seal off those "openings" through concrete action on MY part. do I have to shut down and withdraw for a time? Do I have to be less accessible to those who are drining my energy? Do I have to seek out new friends who can teach me how to adjust my OWN outlook on things to better able tocope with the world? This is what I'm talking about.

To do this you need to find some YOU time, away from distractions. Time where you can sit down and objectively think about your life as though you were NOT you. Look at yourself as others will see you. HOw are YOU making yourself "available" to the outside set of events in such a way that it's draining you of your energy, your emotion, your OWN ability to withstand pressure and difficulty. Sometimes, we need to ask someone who is trusted and that you are confident in to help illuminate those things about yourself that you find hard to see on your own. sometimes even, we can seek out professional help to help us sort out our weaknesses and probloms and catagorize and prioritize them so that we can tackle them in an orderly fashion.

Myself, I prefer to find MY special place in Nature and go and meditate. It's an ancient oak tree that was hit by lightning a few years ago and is still surviving and thriving in spinte of it's injuries. It gives me the strength to actually look at my OWN weaknesses and helps ME to adress them in an orderly manner. Maybe you have such a place. I sure hope so because we ALL need a place like that in our lives, even if it's just a quiet corner of a park.

BB,
Raji the Green Witch

Answer 5

Aw, I feel for you. I'm going through this exact same thing, it gets tough.
You just have to see a psychologist or a therapist. It can be hard to talk to someone you don't really know but they are trained to make you feel better.

Answer 6

I do not have an anwer I just wanted to Empathize because i am familiar with this too..Love and Light sister.