Attending to the moral meaning of pain
02/10/24 at 03:45 AM
Attending to the moral meaning of pain
Pain Management Nursing, by Esther I Bernhofer; 2/24
In addition to a physical and emotional experience, pain is also a morally infused experience with deep, often subconscious, meaning for many sufferers. Whether justified or not, for many people, pain may represent loss, judgement, unworthiness, abandonment, punishment, and even existential suffering and thoughts of death... Yet the moral meaning of pain is rarely discussed and is often overlooked when establishing a relationship with and a treatment plan for a person with pain.