DEALING WITH DISCOMFORT [1]

Brief : Discomfort is and always has been an integral part of human existence. Most of us accept this as a fact of life and build into our lives relevant coping mechanisms to deal with it. . However, some of us really struggle to deal with this harsh reality and do everything in our power to avoid it>Managing discomfort is especially relevant for modern society. Why is that so?

Why is this skill important?

Discomfort is and always has been an integral part of human existence. Most of us accept this as a fact of life and build into our lives relevant coping mechanisms to deal with it. . However, some of us really struggle to deal with this harsh reality and do everything in our power to avoid it>Managing discomfort is especially relevant for modern society. Why is that so?

It is because not knowing how to manage discomfort leads to intense frustration. This , in turn, underlies many mental health problems, especially anxiety conditions such as panic attacks, and phobias, and depression.. These conditions create significant discomfort , something we dislike, but , for example, as we explored before on flooding accepting the discomfort of physical symptoms of acute anxiety is essential. There are also, strong links between frustration and most addictions.

The behavioural response to a demand that one should not suffer discomfort is, in the case of the addict, to seek out substances and addictive behaviours to ensure that this is not experienced.

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