The experience of this suffering is what most of us refer to as grief. Conventional wisdom tells us that grief, from the Latin gravare, "to make heavy,” is a part of life.

But if we explore even deeper than that, we can see that fundamental suffering—or the suffering that exists in all things—is really coming from three primary, overlapping experiences (e.g ...

Suffering is part of the human experience and cannot be avoided. It comes to us in many ways: through natural disasters, through our own mistakes and sometimes through persecution from others.

Some people experience this empathic pain so intensely that they have to look away from others’ injuries or medical procedures, while others seem completely unaffected by witnessing suffering.

Julian’s first few revelations, her first few mystical experiences, are of Jesus suffering on the cross. Julian occasionally goes into graphic detail as she watches Jesus die.

More information: Risk Factors for Emergence of Sudden Unusual Mental or Somatic Experiences and Subsequent Suffering, Clinical Psychological Science (2025). DOI: 10.1177/21677026251330250 ...

So how should we respond when we experience suffering? We are to place our sorrows and suffering in God’s hands. When we do this, we find that God redeems the suffering and uses it for our good.

Women suffering from depression are more likely to experience menstrual pain (also known as dysmenorrhea), finds a study on Wednesday. Previous research has shown women are twice as likely as men ...