What happens when one experiences repeated emotional suffering?
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outcome
"When emotional suffering flattens you like a steamroller, it is not about reassembling the old form, but about embracing the end of what you were to discover the new."
According to Osho, repeated emotional blows flatten the personality like a steamroller: you end up a 'mashed potato'—identity blurred, pieces scattered, no longer fixable in the old form. When it has gone that far, patching is futile; recognize the finish of what you were instead of trying to reassemble it.
Too much hurt can squash who you think you are into mush, and you can’t press it back into the old shape.
Why this matters practically
- Stops wasting energy on impossible self-repair.
- Encourages acceptance and rest when identity feels shattered.
- Helps you relate to the moment without clinging to the former form.
- Encourages acceptance and rest when identity feels shattered.
- Helps you relate to the moment without clinging to the former form.
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