Suffering

This article is about general emotional suffering. For physical pain, see Pain.

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Suffering is pain or mental or emotional unhappiness caused by bad things happening, like disasters or illness. It is an important topic in philosophy, and religion. Much health care exists to help people who are suffering.

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