Tag: pain

Perhaps the most normal and least helpful response that we humans have to our emotional pain and fear is the habit of looking away or trying to suppress our feelings, especially when it comes to communicating with our spouse. Most of us are not trained or adept at dealing with the fear, rejection and pain that life and marriage often presents.

Emotional injuries from childhood that were never processed become silent filters that impact how we perceive and understand our entire lives. Our feelings can seem so large and overwhelming that they threaten to consume us whole.

My husband and I had not been intimate for a few weeks. When we finally decided to have sex, his penis hurt from me being on top. Could the pain be from not having sex for some time or could it be caused by something else? Any help is appreciated.

There are a variety of different reasons why a man would be experiencing pain during intimacy and, as a general rule, anytime any sort of pain is experienced whether man or woman, we recommend that you see a health care provider right away. The last thing anyone needs is to allow a possible injury to worsen because you didn’t think it was that big of a deal. Plus, you’ll sleep better at night knowing whether or not it’s a serious issue that you’re dealing with.

As much fun as a night on the town can be, sometimes it’s nice to experience a few relaxing date ideas to give your relationship variety. Other than staying at home and watching a movie, it can be a challenge to come up with relaxing date ideas. Here’s a look at 6 Relaxing Date Ideas to explore with your partner:

Perhaps one of the only things more painful than enduring a divorce is living through a broken marriage. Divorce is a time of transition—an emotionally shattering process that is the only path to a happier, more hopeful future.

Can you minimize the psychic wallop you’re feeling? If you understand the source of the hurt, you can make simple changes that can ease the agony. How many of these pain triggers do you have—how many does your spouse have?

Do Christmas commitments cause you pain and frustration? Or do they cause conflict between you and your spouse? Between you and your family?

For instance, your tradition is Christmas dinner with your husband’s family. However, every single year you have to deal with your sister-in-law who is rude and insensitive, and you don’t want to deal with it anymore; but if you say something to your husband it might start an argument. Or if your husband is supportive of your feelings toward your sister-in-law, it may cause a rift with the family to break the Christmas dinner tradition.

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

We believe we are making it better by shielding ourselves from our own pain. This is a fool’s errand, for the pain we refuse to feel and acknowledge doesn’t dissipate from our lacking attention, but rather collects in our heart center with a weightiness we often cannot name or discern. So fearful are we of the potential of a broken heart that we inadvertently refuse to open our hearts at all.

Many women being treated for breast cancer suffer from severe treatment side effects even when they don’t receive chemotherapy, a recent study suggests.

For the study, researchers surveyed 1,945 women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer about the severity of seven treatment side effects: nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, pain, arm swelling, shortness of breath and breast skin irritation.

Overall, 45 percent of participants reported severe or very severe forms of at least one of these side effects. When women got chemotherapy, the odds of severe side effects were twice as high, though the side effects were just 30 percent more likely when chemo was paired with radiation.