What if your T could guarantee that you are going through your suffering for a reason? Would it make a difference? Would you live your suffering differently?

As hard as it is to see sometimes, I believe that my suffering as made me the person I am today. My suffering has provided me with empathy and understanding for others, and has made me stop and ask the big questions of life.

My pdoc says that we don't always see the "big picture" - if we see the big picture - but there IS a big picture. Our actions affect others in ways that we can't possibly know. Most importantly, she believes that its our suffering that is the key to helping others, and that when we lean into the feelings of suffering they are less painful and we move through it more quickly.

What are your thoughts?