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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Pain

Wednesday, May 23, 2018


(Tagalog and English versions below)

May gusto ako sabihin na makasakaling makatulong sa iba.  Lahat tayo ay merong mga kahinaan, at alam ko yung sa akin.  Isa sa mga kahinaan ko ay yung inklinasyon na saktan ang sarili (na ngayon ay bihira ko na gawin, dahil malinaw naman na hindi ito mabuti para sa atin, kaso nga lang ito ay nangangailangan ng matibay na kalooban para iwasan).  At gusto kong gumawa ng ilang mga paglilinaw tungkol dito sa pag-asa na makakatulong ito sa iba.

Hindi lahat ng nananakit ng sarili ay pareho, at may magkakaibang mga dahilan. Hindi lahat ay baliw at hindi lahat ay gusto magpakamatay.

Para sa akin, nagagawa ko ito dahil sa pagkabigo, desperasyon, depresyon, damdamin na nag-iisa, kawalan ng pagasa, kakulangan ng pakikiramay o pagmamalasakit at pag-unawa mula sa mga ibang taong malalapit sa sitwasyon, ... bukod sa iba pang mga dahilan.

At siyempre, sa loob ng mga kadahilanang iyon, ay may isang pinagmulan, na kakulangan ng pagpapahalaga sa sarili. Minsan, sumusobra yung pag-ke-care o pag-aalala ko sa iba, na ako ay napapabayaan hindi lamang ng iba, kundi pati narin ng sarili ko.

Kaya, siguro ang nais kong sabihin, ay kung may kilala kang nananakit ng sarili, sana turingin niyo ng seryoso at sikaping tulungan sila.  Huwag tawanan, huwag ika-siya ang kanilang pain at kalungkutan, huwag tawagin silang baliw, at huwag pag-piyestahan na parang silang palabas sa sirko o peryahan. Alam ko ito ay karaniwang kahulugan, ngunit kailangan parin sabihin, dahil nangyayari ito sa iba.

Pakinggan niyo sana kung ano ang gusto nila sabihin o iparating/i-communicate, dahil kung minsan, ang pagkabigo at pagkawalang-pagasa ay dahil ang ibang partido ay hindi handang makinig at na maunawaan. Upang ilagay ito nang simple, sana ay tulungan niyo ang taong nangangailangan, o kahit mag pakita sana kayo ng kahabagan, pagmamalasakit, o pag-aalala.  Sana huwag niyong gawin na hindi pansinin sila, o magalit sa kanila, o sabihin ang mga bagay na tulad ng "Ikaw bahala kung gusto mo sirain o patayin ang sarili mo," sapagkat ito ay nagpapalubha lamang ng mga emosyon na nararamdaman ng taong yun, at kailangan ka ng tao na yun sa puntong iyon.

At sana, maunawaan niyo, na minsan, ang isang tao na sinasaktan ang sarili, ay may malalim na care o pag-aalala para sa inyo.  Kasi imbis na mag-abandon, pinili nila manatili at magdusa.  Kaso, mali parin ang paraan na saktan ang sarili, kaya sana magtulungan ang isa't-isa, imbis na pabayaan na lang ang isang taong nawawalan ng pag-asa at humihingi ng tulong at understanding.  Naniniwala po ako na maraming mga bagay ay maaaring malutas kung kaya nating makipag-usap nang mapayapa, na may bukas na isip at puso.

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I do want to say something that could be of help to others.  We all have our own vulnerabilities, and I know mine.  One of my weaknesses is the tendency towards committing self-harm (which I now rarely do, since it is obviously not healthy, but it takes great mental effort and willpower to avoid).  And I want to make some clarifications regarding this in hopes that it will be of help to others.

Not all who commit self-harm are the same, and thus there are different underlying reasons.  Not all are necessarily crazy and not all are necessarily suicidal.

I, for one, have done this in the past due to frustration, desperation, depression, feelings of isolation, helplessness/hopelessness, lack of compassion and understanding from those around, ... among other reasons.

And of course, also within those reasons, is an underlying lack of self appreciation.  I sometimes have a tendency to care too much about others, that I end up getting neglected by not only others, but by my own self, too.

So, I guess what I wanted to say, is that if you know someone who inflicts self-harm, I hope you will treat it seriously and try to help them.  Please do not laugh at them, take pleasure in their pain, call them crazy, or view them as a circus sideshow.  I know this is common sense, but it is important to reiterate, because I can definitely say that it does happen.

Please listen to what they are trying to communicate, because sometimes, the frustration and desperation is because the other party is not willing to listen and understand.  To put it simply, please try to help the person in need, or at least show compassion.  Please do not ignore them, become angry with them, or say things like "It's up to you if you want to destroy/kill yourself," because it only worsens the emotions that the person is feeling, and that person needs you immensely at that moment.

Last but not least, please understand that usually, a person who hurts himself/herself, cares deeply about you.  Because instead of abandoning, they chose to endure and keep suffering with the circumstances.  To hurt oneself, however, is the wrong way to go about it, so I hope all parties can help each other, instead of neglecting a person who is losing hope and is asking for your help and understanding.  I believe a lot of things can be resolved if we can communicate peacefully, with an open mind and heart.




12 comments:

John Paul Estrellado said...

i agree with you.. depression is a serious matter. napagdaanan ko na yan. and still struggling because of the people used me that I thought they are really my friends.. but it turns out to be not.... it came to a point I just want to end all the pain.. but God wont allow it..

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry David that you're in pain and struggling with your feelings..Your feelings are valid just like anybody else.

I can totally relate to the article you posted because ihave a loved one who has Cluster B mental disorder... So i totally understand what you are talking about... I did lots of researches and readings about Cluster B's personality disorder to cope/deal with my PD loved one... Its not easy but i have to do my part to help or nobody will...

I learned/read about self harm so i understand what you are talking about... Some do it because of the internal/mental pain they're having... For some, physical pain (self harm) is better than mental/emotional pain... Which is why, some do self harm para maibsan yung nararamdaman nila sa isip o emosyon...

Glen said...

Thank you for writing this David but I hope no more blood next time. I sent you a message on fb.

Touristang Pobre said...

OMG David is this for real? I would like to treat this seriously you know. Yes, I got the message that you won't do it anymore. That is good. I hope this post will help others to be brave, like you, and see the beauty of the things around us. I wish to introduce to you this thing called Logotherapy - The Psychology of Meaning which focuses on Finding Meanings even in Suffering. It helped Viktor Frankl, and it helped my friend deal with his self-inflicting episodes 50 years ago. Wish your readers will be helped too by being mindful of giving positive meanings to their life's experiences and even finding positive meanings in suffering...have a nice day.

Unknown said...

May you find your life's worth David...

Anonymous said...

😓we are here for you...

Anonymous said...

Hi David! Chammy here...sent you some messages. Lets talk ok?

Anonymous said...

Glad that you are now writing in Tagalog. Hugs.

Rx said...

I pray for your physical and emotional healing...

Anonymous said...

David be strong... :'( Be open for help. Don't be sobrang matigas.

Unknown said...

I survived this kind of episode in my life when everything is full of s**t and you can’t rely to anybody. They think it’s just a waste of time because they don’t have any perspective and understanding on handling people who are damaged. They don’t want to help. Because they don’t want to share with you the pain and suffering you are facing. They are most likely a weak kind of people. Many people nowadays are very self-absorbed and just don’t care about others. Its a long journey for some people having this kind of episode, but they have to be strong, have faith and always hope for another day. Brighter days will come someday. Don’t expect, just hope. Look on the brighter side of life. Even though it is difficult, you have to hope for something to come. It is our obligation to believe in ourselves and believe that we have worth and purpose in this world. Even though shit happens, it really sucks. Find something to make you happy while you’re in this alone. Because you’re not. We are all here and many of us are fighting everyday. It’s just in your head, put more actions in it to make it better everyday. Don’t expect God will help you, hope for yourself and to others like us to make it better. Who understands us. Who doesn’t judge and listening. You are strong brother, believe in that when you feel you are weak. And persevere to survive everyday. Many people doesn’t understand us and when they listen, they will just brush it off under the carpet. But i’m here man. Love life...
: )

Anonymous said...

An eyeopener to everyone that we should be also give special atterntion to those people suffering bfrom this kind of psychological specialli nowadays the number of suicide increases more rapidly and the worst fact is that people involve in this cases are getting younger...most commonly teens...

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