Easing the pain

There are countless numbers of people walking the earth today who are experiencing deep emotional pain. Their pain may be due to feelings of loneliness, desparation, or loss. How does one deal with such pain which can be debilitating at times? One way to ease the pain is to share what you are going through with others to lessen its effects. This is what is referred to as catharsis. You see evidence of how this works when you watch a television broadcast of people who have been involved in a mass shooting or a similar disaster. You see people reaching out to one another, sometimes total strangers, and holding each other and crying. It doesn't change the circumstances of the event, but it does allow them to release some of the intense feeling that they are experiencing at that moment. The same is true when we talk to a trusted friend and share the emotional pain of what we are going through. Often the other person is only required to listen patiently as we discuss that is happening. We are reminded at this time that we are not alone. There are other times when we choose to sit in the quiet and talk to whatever it is that we believe to be the source of our being. In this solitude we feel comfort and a knowing that we are never abandoned and that help will arrive. Whatever way you choose to ease your pain, all that matters is that it is lessened in some manner. There is no law that says you have to keep pain to yourself. How do you deal with easing the emotional pain that you feel at times?