What you need to know about emotional suffering
- Ma qualité de vie
- May 31
- 4 min read
Updated: Oct 16
Break-up, betrayal, bereavement, injustice - these are just some of the circumstances that can cause emotional suffering. It's a pain that can be neglected by those who suffer it, but when left unattended, it grows into a malaise that affects life and relationships with others.
Many people are trapped in their emotions, because emotions take over everything else and control their lives. When emotions are associated with suffering - that is, when they are the expression of an inner problem, buried deep down inside - they create blockages. This is a situation that many people experience, and it has the disadvantage of distracting them from their true path in life. Of course, no one wants to miss out on their life, which is why it's important to recognize the problem and tackle it without delay.
What is emotional suffering?
Emotional suffering is caused by an emotional wound. It stems from an event or situation that causes negative, painful emotions such as sadness, heartbreak, anguish, rejection or disappointment. We often pay less attention to emotional pain than to physical pain. We tell ourselves it will simply pass. Unfortunately, when emotional pain is ignored, it evolves into a pernicious ailment.
To address this issue, I interviewed Line Koumba on my podcast (In French only), a mentor who works in the field of emotional liberation. She helps women break free from emotional pain, so that they can shine at their best. In her interview with me, she shared her story and explained how emotional pain, loss of meaning and loss of core identity impact life.
Freedom from emotional pain
Line's interest in emotional release means that she seeks to know what's going on inside people who are in pain, to understand their behaviours, and this is something that has driven her from an early age. She has made it her mission to help women find out what's wrong inside them, make them aware of the problem, then unblock it to guide them on their journey and enable them to move on.
Line explains that this kind of pain is life-conditioning, and until you've managed to extract the burden from your shoulders, you're living a life skewed by suffering. So, the emotional liberation Line practices consists in unlocking these people from their emotional pain and helping them to move on.
Here are some of the questions I asked her.
Where does emotional pain come from?
Emotional pain stems from a major ordeal that has overwhelmed the person concerned. It could be, for example :
a blockage experienced at a time in your life when you want to move on to another level, a blockage that knocks you down.
bereavement, which is a very trying life experience.
People going through emotionally painful situations can be so affected and upset by these ordeals that, at some point, they no longer know how to cope with their life choices. They experience distress.
What are the signs of emotional pain?
It manifests itself in the form of malaise, frustration, dissatisfaction and constant complaining. These are people who are not happy for others. They want to be the center of attention, because they don't know how to deal with things. They lack self-confidence and devalue themselves. As a result, they make choices that aren't necessarily the best for them.
What advice would you give to people who are suffering emotionally?
When you're in emotional pain, you have to know how to take a moment and ask for help. You have to overcome your pride and accept that you need help. It's not demeaning to get help and talk about your situation in order to get out of it. You mustn't remain isolated and give the impression that everything's fine. You have to take care of yourself to give the best of yourself to others.
You also need to reconnect with your deepest identity, in other words your source, in order to become aware of your value and regain your self-confidence. By reconnecting to yourself, you rediscover who you are. You can then take the right path in life, the one that corresponds to your identity. It's essential to put the finger on what's wrong, what's hidden deep down inside, what's creating emotional pain and blockages.
If we don't seek help, what can happen?
We'll suffer through life, we won't be happy because we'll make important decisions with the wrong frame of mind. This has an impact on different areas of your life, such as your relationship, your professional life and your children.
Bio
Line Koumba is a mentor in emotional liberation and personal development. Her passion for psychology and her desire to understand human behavior led her to work with people suffering from emotional pain. She specifically helps women, inviting them to connect with their deepest identity to reveal the jewel they are.
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Emotional pain is more crucial than physical pain. Yes, it's important for us to identify it so that we can heal. Thank you for sharing.
Taking care of your emotional pains truly is important to live a well and happy life. Neglecting your emotional pains leads to suffering and living your life being less than you are capable of so acknowledging your pain and asking for help if you need it is essential. Great post!!
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