Does anyone feel like their pain has been so severe that it has pushed them into understanding life differently ? Stage 4 endo for wayyyyy to long with organ tethering I was living in terror everyday especially losing all my structure to life. It pushed me into finding support in Carl Jung’s work specifically, I’ve often wondered if this extremely difficult time is also a complete rebirth of my psyche and so first a metaphorical death has to happen. I am just curious if anyone has had a similar journey? I’m not into the church but I found major support also in st Theresa of Avilas story, St. John of the cross, Rumi - all 3 went through extraordinary physical, mental, and emotional pain which I know all of us go through - anyways it’s woken me up to a deeper level of consciousness and I always think about Carl Jung saying “there is no coming to consciousness without pain” And being someone who studied the body holistically, functionally, and received a masters in nutrition I was very very sciency but this whole journey had opened me up to a more soulful side and seeing the body as connected to everything - our linage, our environment, our subconscious and sometimes in major transitions there is major illness, slows the body down enough for the psyche to do what it needs to do. And the pain is horrific but I’ve read it’s like a burning away of the old self. This has just been my experience so I was just seeing if anyone out there has had any similar experiences - even if different in ways, is there still a similar theme?   submitted by   /u/Mackieisthecutest [link]   [comments]