Dealing with "Psychological Pain"

Nietzsche compares digestion to the character of man. On page 129, Nietzsche writes, "A strong and well-constituted man digests his experiences as he digests his meals, even when he has to swallow some tough morsels. If he cannot get over an experience and have done with it, this kind of indigestion is as much physiological as is the other--and often in fact merely a consequence of the other.--With such a conception one can, between ourselves, still be the sternest opponent of all materialism". This is a unique metaphor Nietzsche uses comparing digestion and the overall character of man. The metaphor is commonly used today in cases such as coping with grades, as well as dealing with friends and family. Digestion is not easy, especially in the case of the death of a loved one. When death occurs, ingestion normally results. Traumatic experiences such as death stay with one for an extended period of time. Trying to expedite the situacion of morning can often have more long-lasting results.