[Serious] The Purpose of Pain

[John 6IX Breezy]

I sympathize and empathize. 

Both of these terms, in this context, rest on the utility of pain. Pain here added social value; it motivated others to reach out even if just to tell a relatable story. Thus, pain is not only informative, it is communicable. It allows others to know help is needed, and it creates secondhand avoidance of a potentially injury-inducing behavior. That being said, I do think it's important not to confuse the existence of pain with issues of proper functioning (anything that can go wrong, will go wrong).