Physical Torture VS Emotion Torture

Which one is worse?

I'd say Physical Torture, he's why:

1) Emotion Torture- Been through it most of my life. But lucky for me, I snapped outta that shit. Point is, emotion torture consists of duration. Depression or suicidal thoughts usually span over a very long time, but there is always a minute or moment where the person can seek help, snap out of it, pull themselves back up. Is emotion torture horrible? OFCOURSE, I would know. But I feel it is more BEARABLE than Physical Torture.

2)Physical Torture- Is more immediate pain and duration usually makes less of a difference. Also physical torture is more senseless. As where emotional torture has its reasoning and development behind its existance, physical torture happens for no logical reason. It is a sudden attack whether brought on by another person, a disease, an animal, etc. I believe physical torture is immediately more unbearable, and there is no ESCAPE (other than morphine or unconciousness).

I dont know guys, what do you think ?

um call me crazy but don't they coincide.......................especially since they are all linked to one's consciousness.

I've seen some things that still make me feel terrible even today, and they happened years ago. I also had a terrible accident years ago, unbearable pain, but it doesn't bother me now, naturally.

Conversely, I'd rather have someone saying hurtful things to me than someone chopping my hand off.

I guess it depends.

-AC

Yep I agree here.

To me, although emotional pain can drive one insane, physical pain can make someone ever crazier.

When you are under emotional pain, lets say you lack self esteem, self hatred, or depression, etc.

When you realize that IRRATIONALITY of this state of mind, it can help you come out of it and progress normally.

But Physical Torture? You have no control over that, it is INFLICTED upon YOU.....you have no way to get out of it other than someone else's intervention. And physical torture is always more immediate.

Like you said, I would rather be upset or depressed or even suicidal than subject to unreasonable physical torture (like Hostel for example lolol)

Emotional torture.

Perhaps neither one of you have ever been under enough emmtional distress. I'm sure if either of you were depressed enough, or suicidal enough, then you would inflict physical pain/torture so that you could feel something else.

No Pheonix, i never was pushed to physically harm myself.

But i did undergo HORRIBLE depression for years. This was inspired by a lack of any self esteem, loneliness, and self-hatred.

One time i ****ed up my eyebrows, i was 14, i cut my eyebrow hairs in an attempt to make myself look "more attractive" i totally ****ed em up, and it took 2 years to grow back the way it was before.

I was always insecure about this mole i had on my arm, so i once took a scissor and cut it off, it was horribly painful, and i have a scar from this.

One time i thought about purposely breaking my nose so i could ahve an excuse for my parents to pay for a nosejob...

You have NO IDEA what kind of horrible and irrational emotional torment i was in between ages 13-17.

No amount of praying, no amount of going to Church, no amount of any kind of outside help cured me.

When I was 18 years old, i became a LOT better looking. I was treated differently by people, and i also sort of "snapped" out of this phase.

Today I look back and wondor how IRRATIONAL i was...what kind of Hell i existed in within myself.

AS bad as this is.....i would rather go back there then undergo intense physical torture....

Cutting yourself? slitting ur wrists....i beleive that is just the SURFACE of torture....

I am talking about unspeakable physical torture (like Hostel examples)

TO ME...that is the most SENSELESS and horrifying version of Hell.

Also, physical torture, like it or not, is appealing to many people.

Most people have or will have thoughts of torture. Be it inflicting or having it inflicted upon them, or just casually wondering what either one would be like.

I know I have. I'd never go out and do it, nor do I hope it ever happens to me, but I have often wondered what it'd be like on either end.

-AC

Originally posted by Lord Urizen
No Pheonix, i never was pushed to physically harm myself.

But i did undergo HORRIBLE depression for years. This was inspired by a lack of any self esteem, loneliness, and self-hatred.

One time i ****ed up my eyebrows, i was 14, i cut my eyebrow hairs in an attempt to make myself look "more attractive" i totally ****ed em up, and it took 2 years to grow back the way it was before.

I was always insecure about this mole i had on my arm, so i once took a scissor and cut it off, it was horribly painful, and i have a scar from this.

One time i thought about purposely breaking my nose so i could ahve an excuse for my parents to pay for a nosejob...

You have NO IDEA what kind of horrible and irrational emotional torment i was in between ages 13-17.

No amount of praying, no amount of going to Church, no amount of any kind of outside help cured me.

When I was 18 years old, i became a LOT better looking. I was treated differently by people, and i also sort of "snapped" out of this phase.

Today I look back and wondor how IRRATIONAL i was...what kind of Hell i existed in within myself.

AS bad as this is.....i would rather go back there then undergo intense physical torture....

Cutting yourself? slitting ur wrists....i beleive that is just the SURFACE of torture....

I am talking about unspeakable physical torture (like Hostel examples)

TO ME...that is the most SENSELESS and horrifying version of Hell.

As long as you're humbled I guess it really doesn't matter that you may have taken your insecurity, that everyone else has experienced, or is experiencing, to a harsher level. In that case, you were just putting the stress on yourself by influencing yourself into thinking you were unattractive, whether some girl told you that or not, your emmotional distress was all in your doing.

I guess I'd pick emotions, don't know why.....Maybe cause I could think myself somewhere else.........and it won't hurt......I hate pain.......and besides I'm used to it already.

physical torture is worse because it is easier to inflict. It is easy for someone to put me in alot of pain if they mangled my arm with a chain saw. But I don't know what they could say to me that would cause an equal amount of pain.

As its been already said, the two tend to coinside.

A severe physical torture will leave psychological scars which may never heal.
A emotional torture is also damaging - its damanging to the mind and it is very difficult and in places impossible to heal.

Both seem to work great.

I mean think about it, what if someone was peeling your skin off slowly........ 🙁

There was a Boris Karloff movie like that......

It can go both ways I guess.

wow well im guna say that i believe that Emotion Torture can crush u so much more, the feelings get messed with then the mind does, and the mind is not something u want messed with.
for then u cna go about killing many people and its all cuz ur crazy for someones love.

Wow this thread is one gigantic I need help becuase I KNOW pain baby, quickly somone drop this thread into a dr phil forum!

Physical torture is worse...

People who think emotional torture is bad, would quickly change their minds once they were under real physical torture.

I feel a strong mind could withstand some emotions/mental tortures, but I could be wrong.......

BTW, this was my fear in the "Fear thread"........Torture.... 🙁

Originally posted by debbiejo
I feel a strong mind could withstand some emotions/mental tortures, but I could be wrong.......

BTW, this was my fear in the "Fear thread"........Torture.... 🙁

Yeah exactly, emotional torture is near useless against somone with a strong mind. And even if you have a weak mind, emotional torture isnt *that* bad compared to the horrors of physical torture.