Unconditional Hurt
- Tymeka Y. Whiteside, MA, BCC
- Oct 5, 2021
- 2 min read
Unconditional love is always a go-to offering that people believe that they have the capacity to share. While it is ideal to share love with people without any strings attached, it is not realistic. As humans, we are emotional beings. We sometimes think that because we aren’t “crybabies” then we can’t possibly be emotional people; WRONG! The “non-crybaby” group of people simply have a different way of managing their emotions that is not visible to others. The reality that is often overlooked or even swept under the rug is “Unconditional Hurt”. On a daily basis people are hurt and that pain continues to be the catalyst used to inflict further pain and suffering.
Anything that is unconditional is not subject to any conditions and hurt does fall into that category. There are times that people are hurt by the people closest to them which makes it even harder to get over the pain. There are people that are so broken within themselves they really do set out on a daily basis to inflict unconditional hurt upon others. The healing process to unconditional hurt is never ending because one situation may end while another one is just around the corner heading your way.
The cry for help does not always come in the form of tears but there are certainly signs that indicate that something is wrong. Do you know the signs? When was the last time you recognized the level of pain that someone may be experiencing? One of the most crushing statement that is spoken to another person that is challenged in their hurt is to say, “get over it already!” or “you should have already gotten past that!”. Statements like this are the statements that keep people in a constant state of unconditional hurt. It is difficult to love everyone unconditionally however it is well within everyone’s abilities to hurt anyone in a case of “just because”. We should strive to share unconditional love and we should be equally vigilant in trying to help heal the unconditional hurts within us and around us. Unconditional love is real but so is unconditional hurt!
John 14:27 (KJV) - Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I not unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
I’m pondering about my own personal experience with unconditional love and unconditional hurt. Have i hurt people that I love unconditionally? Perhaps, how do I correct the hurt and pain I may have caused? I really need to pause and think through this…
Wow ...this is something I have not thought about before but is and does happen.