Distress means we are hurting physically or mentally. For most people, physical pain is more bearable than mental pain, which is also known as emotional pain.
Last year, 400 people in Singapore took their lives. Most, if not all, committed suicide to end their mental torment. Few would end their lives because of physical pain as this can be alleviated by medication. But medication cannot always help with mental pain.
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