Summaries
and Responses
Article: “The Positive
of Experiencing Pain”
Author: Jane M Juza
Source: Yahoo Voices
Published: 19 July 2013
In Jane Juza’s article “The Positive of Experiencing
Pain” published on July 13, 2013. Juza states that pain is a good thing. She
points out that when individuals are ill or depressed, they are able to take a
step back and look at things in a different perspective versus taking everything
for granted while one is healthy. According to Juza while you are suffering you
are more likely to take the time to figure out who are you, especially during a
crisis. While you start to feel better, you decide to make positive changes in
your life. She also argues that each person goes through pain differently and
that there are different kinds of pain: Emotional, social, gender, etc. While experiencing different kinds of pain,
Juza states that “There is research confirming that a patient's level of
knowledge about their condition is critical and leads to a better outcome of
dealing with the pain”. By understanding what you are going through, you have a
better chance of healing quickly and positively. She also states “You can take
the most painful time of your life and not only grow from it but you can turn
it into a new career”. She concludes
that no matter what a person may go through there is also a lesson learned that
could potentially change your life for the better.
Jane Juza makes some interesting points in her
article. I believe that when you are
sick, hurt or even depressed that it makes you think twice about
everything. You gain a new perspective
on things or even different perspectives on the situation you are going through
or others you have gone through. When
Juza says that “There is research confirming that a patient's level of
knowledge about their condition is critical and leads to a better outcome of
dealing with the pain” I agree completely because I know if I do not understand
something, it is hard for me to get over it.
I also believe that you can take the most painful thing in your life and
turn it into something positive that will benefit yourself.
Article: “Turning to
the Positive: Personal Growth after Trauma”
Author: Melanie A
Greenberg Ph. D.
Source: Psychology
Today
Published: 4 March 2013
In Melanie Greenberg’s article “Turning to the Positive:
Person Growth after Trauma” she states that experiencing a distressing events
can not only cause negative effect but also psychological changes. After
experiencing a traumatic incident Greenberg states that you are able to relate
to others, find new possibilities, find personal strength, and have a new
appreciation of life. While going through a tough time you are able to deepen
your bonds with those around you, while also being able to see in return who
truly cares about you. Greenberg then
goes on to quote “posttraumatic growth has also shown that the experience of
trauma may lead people into new activities, lifestyles, and/or relationships
that make life more meaningful, rich, and satisfying”. By going through a
horrific event it could lead you to another world where you might volunteer or
be in advocate to those around you who might be going through the same
thing. She then states that trauma can
destroy one’s self esteem. People often
blame themselves for what has happened and by facing your experience can help
you to grow strong. Melanie Greenberg then concludes her article by saying that
if you are going through a rough time that you should think about everything
meaningful in your life along with your personal strength. To also think about what you have learned
from going through such difficulties.
The article that I read by Melanie Greenberg was
great. She brought up different topics
dealing with traumatic experiences, not just staying on one topic and giving
multiple facts about it. Of course she
brought up many factual items to help support her ideas but they were all
interesting to me. The one thing that I
liked the most about the article is when she talks about personal
strength. To me it is true because at
first when something bad happens to you, more than likely you blame
yourself. You think about what you could
have done differently and what you could have done to avoid that
situation. But in the end you gain
strength because you then learn how strong you are and how you can deal and
tolerate a difficult situation.
