Who likes pain?
A few such souls might exist and there's a clinical term for them.
But most people don't. They'd much prefer the opposite of pain.
And what is that? The most popular response might be "pleasure."
Yet, it is closer to the truth to say that the opposite of pain is comfort. Some things can be both a pain and a pleasure.
When you were a kid and your parents were asked, "What is your greatest pleasure?" they said you -- you, their child, was their greatest pleasure.
If asked, "What is your greatest pain?" they also said you -- you, their child, was their greatest pain!
So, this makes it possible that some pain might be good pain and therefore, even if uncomfortable, we know it is a positive thing.
Good pain is logical
Good pain is logical. This is the first of three reactions to the concept of "good pain," what we might call the logical response. Since pain serves as an alarm that something is wrong -- and can thus impel us to stop doing the thing that's hurting us or to...
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