#431 Self-Inflicted Suffering (The Power of Our Thoughts)
Happiness Podcast
Dr. Robert Puff, Ph.D.
4.4 • 920 Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2023
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Self-Inflicted Suffering (The Power of Our Thoughts)
We can suffer in so many different ways in life. Sometimes we lose people we love; other times, we face health crises; and sometimes, we get fired from a job we love. But we can also alleviate our struggles by understanding how our expectations feed our sufferings. Self-awareness and kindness towards ourselves go a long way in improving our lives.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the happiness podcast. I'm Dr. Robert Puff. The truth of it is |
| 0:09.4 | sometimes we go through really hard times. |
| 0:13.0 | Life has this way of throwing things at us |
| 0:16.0 | and can truly be overwhelming |
| 0:19.0 | and take our breath away, |
| 0:21.0 | but not in a good way, in a bad way. Sometimes it can be so awful that we |
| 0:28.0 | actually just don't want to live anymore. In my work as a clinical psychologist, I've had to convince many people not to take their life. |
| 0:38.0 | And thankfully, so far, no one has. |
| 0:42.0 | But there can be a lot of times where people really struggle and just wish they weren't here anymore. |
| 0:48.0 | But there's a very important question that we need to ask ourselves if we are truly going through a horrific |
| 0:56.1 | time right now. |
| 0:58.2 | And that question is, how much am I contributing to my own suffering? |
| 1:05.1 | May I ask a favor of you, if possible, |
| 1:08.3 | would you mind listening to this entire talk |
| 1:11.2 | before you perhaps turn it off because you may actually find things that could be incredibly |
| 1:16.8 | helpful in your journey right now. |
| 1:20.2 | I know we go through hard times and what I'm going to say to help alleviate some of the suffering may seem controversial, may seem upsetting. |
| 1:30.0 | But if we really keep our minds open and say perhaps there is a way for me to make my suffering less |
| 1:37.6 | Then I will be very grateful that my words were able to help a little bit |
| 1:43.0 | Because I know we do suffer sometimes, |
| 1:46.0 | and you may be listening to this right now, |
| 1:49.0 | for that very reason. |
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