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Comment

This ar�cle offers an interdisciplinary explora�on of pain, highligh�ng
its complexity and universality. The author rightly cri�ques reduc�onist
tendencies in modern psychology and advocates for a holis�c approach
that includes spiritual and existen�al dimensions. It challenges us to
broaden our therapeu�c frameworks to help pa�ents move from diso-
rienta�on to reorienta�on through suffering.

Nietzsche and Jung’s sugges�on invites us to view suffering as a possi-
ble source of meaning, as a tool for resilience and individua�on.

The discussion on Schopenhauer and Stoic philosophy leads us to en-
courage pa�ents to accept what cannot be changed, aligning with Dia- Paloma Alonso
lec�cal Behavior Therapy for addressing chronic pain and emo�onal Stuyck (Spain)
distress. Specialist in Family
Therapy and PhD in
The proposal to use the Psalms as a “therapeu�c language” recalls nar- Psychology, my aca-
ra�ve therapy, providing a structured way to express grief, anger… and demic and research
ul�mately reach hope. career has been enri-
ched by the evolu�on
We could add the logotherapeu�c perspec�ve—the fact that even in of my professional
the most adverse circumstances, the human being retains “the last of and teaching experi-
the human freedoms”: to choose one’s a�tude toward suffering. Like- ence, thus promo�ng
wise, St. John of the Cross, in the “Dark Night of the Soul,” offers an in- my lines of work
terpreta�on of suffering as a process of purifica�on that leads toward around the Language
integra�on and hope. of Nature and its in-
fluence on Family Re-
In conclusion, we can emphasize that the mul�faceted nature of pain— la�onships and Heal-
physical, psychological, spiritual—finds great richness in interdisciplina- thy Lifestyles.
ry collabora�on, especially in contexts of chronic illness or existen�al
crisis.

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