“Often the pain that makes us feel most stuck is not our suffering; it is experiencing distress in the presence of people who expect us to get better faster than we can.” SufferingChronic IllnessChronic PainSuffering QuoteInvisible Illness Book:This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers Source: This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers
“Living with long-term suffering in American culture feels like being off-key. Suffering quiets and slows, but our culture prefers a crescendo.” SufferingChronic IllnessWestern CultureChronic PainChronic Illness Stigma Book:This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers Source: This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers
“All pain triggers a reminder, deeper than thought, buzzing through blood and bone, that we are fragile and finite.” PainSufferingMortalityFragileFiniteTriggers Book:This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers Source: This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers
“When pain of any kind makes us feel less ourselves and less capable of engaging in relationships, we experience it as suffering.” PainSufferingRelationships Book:This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers Source: This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers
“Suffering whispers, shouts, and screams the story no one wants to remember: we are not in control, and we are all going to die.” SufferingMortalityLoss Of Control Book:This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers Source: This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers