Do you believe hurt feelings is more painful than physically hurt?

It is like a person sandwiched between the devil and the deep sea. I do not want to be in any one of the positions.

The pain always stays, the scar once there, never leaves us, and this scar isnt caused by the physical hurt, but the emotional hurt that is caused to us. We all have emotions and feelings and when we are hurt, we are hurt right to the core of our hearts, those feelings and emotions are hurt most of all, and they either never heal or it takes a very long time to get over that kind of pain, of course it would depend on the person whose caused the pain,and what it was all about etc, but its generally the case. It also happens at times that the physical and emotinal hurt come together, and even though we are more hurt physically,and bruised etc, but somehow we dont feel that that much as the emotinal hurt. That always is greater, which no bandage, no cream , nothing can cure, just the person whose given us that hurt, can cure that hurt by his words and gestures. We are alwasy more hurt by emotions than the physical hurt, and hurt by those whom we love the most too.

I do believe that hurt feelings are hard to get over and sometimes you never will. You always cant get over the phyiscal beating you bruises will heal. I think you did the right thing by getting out of the house before you say or do something. Im proud of you. Big hugs to you.

Dear angel I believe that hurt feelings is more painful than physically hurt because we can be healed after physical hurt but hurt feelings hurt all the time .. It has a great impact on our mind, soul and it's really hard to overcome that pain. Sometimes many years will pass and the pain will be still there in your heart and it makes you feel bad all the time. So it's really painful than anything.

I feel you are right, angel. Physical injuries heal. However, the memory of how bad they hurt remains. With emotional/mental injuries, the scars are not visible...therefore, because no one can see them/ask about them, we tend to hide them, and not speak of them. Many people believe that physical harm hurts worse, but emotional and mental harm can not only deeply hurt, they can remain with us as long as physical scars do. Concerning your brother, you don't mention how old both of you are, but if you're teens or adults, you need to confront your brother about how he hurt you. Not yelling, screaming, accusing, etc. Just a statement: "I wanted to let you know that you really hurt me, not just physically, but emotionally, too. I also want you to know that I, nor anyone, deserves to be treated that way, and that I will never again tolerate being treated as you treated me." Take a stand for yourself.

I believe 100% that hurt feelings are worse than physical hurt. Like you said, the bruises and physical pain goes away but it takes so much longer for the pain of being betrayed or stabbed in the back (so to speak)to go away. I am actually dealing with some betrayal as we speak. Not by one but two people that I shouldn't have to worry about. One is my mother and the other is my 9 yr-old daughter. (It is a long story, too long to get into right now) I hope all with your brother turns out fine in the end. It takes time to heal from such trauma and maybe one day your brother will see that what he did was very wrong and the two of you may be able to rebuild your relationship.

I agree physical abuse is sometimes a lot worser or it seems that way to me any how. Sometimes what someone says hurts worser to me then someone hitting me.

I meant to say mental abuse is sometimes worser then physical abuse. I got my words mixed up. Sorry about that.

When someone has hurt your feelings, not in the manner of a little child, but maliciously like that of an adult, you carry that wrong much longer than if he actually stabbed you with a knife. Hurt is too mild a word and so is bruised. When someone calls you vicious names or assumes wrong things about you, it continues on sometimes for many years. I have been hurt many times, and it was the words that remained the longest.

Physical injuries heal much more quickly. Emotional injuries take much longer to heal, if they heal at all. I left my ex after he beat the hell out of me. I was in physical pain for quite a while. It was almost twelve years ago, but the emotional pain is still with me, and probably always will be.

yes,i really believe that hurt feelings is really more painful than a physical hurt.the physic pain disappears quicker than the other,but soul's pain is so bigger and long lasting.and can't be calmed with a medicine

Yes, I agree with you. If someone hurts my feelings, I always remember what they said.Even if they apologize, I still remember, and it still bothers me. My husband is really bad about that, I am still hurt over things that he said to me years ago. Between the mean stuff he says, and the fact that he's cheated on me, and can't keep a job, and constantly sponges off of me. I have turned almost completely against him, and I can't forgive him.

Hi angel_of_charm! You are right dear that physical wounds heal faster but the pain that was inflicted in the heart will take a lot longer to heal. I know that you did the right thing in avoiding another confrontation by going out of the house and I admire you for that and I just hope and pray that God will heal you so you can have peace in your heart. Take care and have a nice day!

It is harder and longer to heal a mental pain. It is why self inflicked pain, for some, calms the inside emotional pain. It is mostly refered as 'cutting or being a cutter'. Many people in there teens have tried it, it works for some and they continune doing pain full cutting to get through emotional pain. Cuts are usally hidden and not talked about. The cuts heal and leave physical scars.

hi angel, emotional hurts are always more painful than physical ones. Most ppl cannot get the feel of it as its not visible as physical hurts do. The emotional graph is hard to perceive by others, only the sufferer knows how killing it is! I know how brutal your brother had been. it gets more painful when it comes from our near and dear ones. I think that was right move from your part to walk past him and ignore him. else you could have been in more physical and emotional pain. I am sure, you will get over it. sometimes we face harsh reality just to be more strong and prudent. Your turn has come now and at the end pof it all you will come out as a winner, i am sure. love and hugs.

A bruised or broekn heart is the most painful thing in the world. Emotional pain is far worse than physical pain. i would far rather be hit than my heart be hurt. Recently my best friend has been deeply hurting me emotionally. Taking my already tattered heart...the pieces left of it...and further damaging them. Leaving deep, sore bruises. i don't think he even gets how deeply he is hurting me, but if they were physical hits rather than emotional ones, my body would be completelys broken and bruised and bleeding. i would RATHER it be my physical self that were being damaged. In some ways i want to tell him this, but i know if i do, he will go on telling mei am being ridiculous and whatever else. He just doesn't get the pain he is causing me lately.

I think hurt feelings is more painful than being hurt physically, both can leave a permanent scar but a painful memory still aches whenever you remember it. It is really easier to heal a wounded knee than a wounded heart.

i can't bear any pain. but i feel physically hurt is easy to cure then heart hurt. when i seperated with my ex-boyfriend, i drop tears everyday. after a year, i saw a man who was like my ex-boyfriend, then i feel my heart hurts hardly. and then i dropped tears in a month. once i have a bad stomach, and it often aches in two days, and i drop tears too, but i can bear it in few months.

Yup, I do agree. Physical pain does heal in a matter of days, but psychological pains can last for a long time.

Yes I believe its true, getting one's feelings hurt is more painful than being physically inflicted upon. Physical wounds can heal fast but if our feeling is hurt it tends to stay there for a very long time before it heals. I think it will only heal until after we have learned to forgive and forget but sometimes that's a hard thing to do. Don't worry give it time and it will heal. Take care and have a great day!