I had a pretty violent childhood. I thought I had compartmentalized all of this crap over the years, but it's all the sudden coming back with a vengeance. What do I do?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 16, 2013 -
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Which philosophers have written cogently on the quantifying of suffering? I don't mean the
value of suffering, like Nietzsche and the will to power or Kierkegaard and the path to understanding or extreme utilitarianist like Pearce, arguing for the eradication of suffering. I mean texts which consider the problems of how to value and quantifies degrees of suffering.
Thanks!
posted by crush-onastick
on Jan 15, 2013 -
13 answers
I rented an apartment in Bonn on very short notice, and it turned out to be a loft. When he weather was cold it was ok, but once it got to 85 degrees it became unliveable.
Of course there is no ac, so me and my pregnant wife went to a hotel till it cools off.
Is there anything we can do regarding the rent? Do you think it's reasonable for someone to rent out a loft without mentioning that it is one? If I can't sleep in the apartment and he offers no solution but a fan, is this ok somehow?
I was referred to this guy through the institute we are visiting, so maybe the secretaries can make him pay if I have a case.
posted by Mai2k3
on Jul 27, 2012 -
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How does the Buddhist understanding of enlightenment compare with the Western Age of Enlightenment? People who we might now call children of the Enlightenment--Chomsky, Hitchens, Dawkins, deGrasse Tyson, Pinker, and so on--have a way of relating to ethical questions that is very similar to the teachings of the Buddha. There is an understanding that human suffering is a problem to be overcome, and that it can be overcome through understanding things as they are and engaging productively in the physical world, rather than getting caught up in metaphysical abstractions which, stemming from delusion, greed, and aversion, prolong cycles of suffering.
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posted by jwhite1979
on May 23, 2012 -
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Egyptian queen? Goddess? Birth/rebirth? Help me figure out the story behind this reference!
I'm going through a hard time and someone, in a moment of wanting to help, made a comparison to "an Egyptian queen, who went underground and her body hung from hooks, and all of her skin was torn away, and after everything was gone she flew back up to the surface."
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posted by rocketing
on Jan 25, 2012 -
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Does anyone know verses from the book of Mormon concerning the problem of evil/suffering?
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posted by gibbsjd77
on Jan 12, 2012 -
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I read somewhere of 12 or so jews who, according to legend, carry with them the suffering of the world. Name of these people and textual sources, if possible?
posted by deeper red
on Jul 5, 2011 -
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Quotefilter: I'm looking for a quote about having suffered many things only some of which happened. CS Lewis?
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posted by ticketmaster10
on Feb 6, 2010 -
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I'm having a
really hard time dealing with news of humans' brutality to other humans. When I read the news (esp. that coming out of the African continent) , my immediate response is that, as a species, we simply don't deserve to exist.
I need some recommendations for literature, films, poetry, that addresses these issues and comes out optimistic. No Cormac McCarthy thanks.
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posted by xenoworx
on May 4, 2009 -
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Background info: I've been dating my girlfriend for almost 2years and we both love each other very much. However, every once in awhile she will get depressed because of her troubled past. She is my first girlfriend, while she's had a few bad partners who I would punch in the face if I ever saw them.
Just to name a few, she was physically abused by one, had a "friends with benefits" she is extremely disgusted/ashamed about. Every once in awhile her past will come back and cause her a lot of suffering. I've been very patient, respectful, loving and understanding to her throughout our entire relationship. However, I feel helpless to help her overcome her past. I've suggested counseling but she thinks it won't really help.
Has anyone gone through something similar? I want to help her but I don't know how? Do I just continue doing what I am doing? Thank you in advance
posted by HBomb
on Jul 17, 2008 -
24 answers
I'm looking for writings about human psychological endurance in the face of extreme hardship, whether that hardship is by choice or circumstance. Examples inside.
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posted by desjardins
on Apr 4, 2008 -
27 answers
Doctors, nurses, therapists, social workers, health professionals of any and all flavors: how do you dissociate yourselves from the misery, suffering, and death of your patients or clients?
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posted by granted
on Jan 15, 2007 -
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How to cope with unpleasant and not fully explainable longterm medical issues?
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posted by plinth
on Dec 1, 2005 -
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My allergies, the eyes, the sneezing, the Jekyll and Hyde reactions to most meds, the more inside...
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posted by TomSophieIvy
on Mar 12, 2005 -
24 answers
Tonight the father of a close friend of mine passed away. In the last month this is the third relative he has lost and his mother is in cancer treatement : more inside
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posted by elpapacito
on Jan 11, 2005 -
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