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Oh, The Pain Of It All
There are two classes of emotional thoughts first; pleasurable and happy thoughts, positive thoughts and second; non-pleasurable and unhappy thoughts, negative thoughts. Emotional pleasure comes from the first and emotional pain comes from the second.
Physical pain is fairly easy to deal with as it is usually clear as to the cause and effect of the pain, this is of course is more clear with an injury than a disease. The removal of the pain is an external solution consisting of medicines, orthopedic devices, surgery and various types of therapy and rest of the injured or disease area so the brain can undertake the healing process on its own.
Emotional pain is more difficult to deal with as it requires willing changes in the individual. Again, the cause and effect are fairly easy to identify even though masking is occurring. The removal of the pain is an internal solution consisting of two major considerations. One of the most important is humor. It is impossible to be humorous and show the effects of humor and at the same time have emotional pain from negative thoughts. Humor creates as a secretion, a hormone that is an excitant of activity and provides for a pleasurable feeling. When one has emotional pain, the most common reaction is to attack oneself and beat oneself up. This is an unproductive approach and only has an effect on the individual in question. No one else usually gives a damn as they are concerned with their own pain. The only accomplishment is that it reinforces the learned behavior that created the emotional pain in the first place. The old saying "laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone" is true.
