Her expression became more miserable still, and she sighed heavily and nodded again, this time quite visibly. So I took a deep breath and gave my third and final example, that of a psychologically unhealthy relationship. This woman was clearly in considerable pain. Had her suffering been physical, she probably would have been lying in a hospital bed. In fact, had she anticipated such great physical distress, she would have been much more cautious to begin with.
Most people are quite wary of taking physical risks.
Feelings, on the other hand, are intangible. Emotionally dangerous situations are therefore far more difficult to identify, as well as to take seriously. The sad truth is that because of the subtler nature of emotional damage, countless people throw caution to the winds, take emotional dives into empty pools, and then walk around with the equivalent of open wounds and fractured limbs. Most of them are not even conscious of the extent of their injuries. Yet one's soul can suffer just as much as one's body.