We often think being well is physical. If a person looks physically fit, not in any physical pain, disease or have any other physical health problems than they are well. They should have nothing to worry about, they should act and be all the things that portray "normal" or what we are conditioned into thinking what normal should look like. When a person does get physically sick, we generally react with compassion, forgiveness, we feel sad and sorry for them. It's easier to let go of their past actions against us as we can see their physical pain and that destroys the past image we had of them.
When someone is going through something we can't see that is causing them emotional pain, hence their reactions to situations which can have negative consequences, we generally judge them as we can't understand what is causing them to behave that way. However, if we level the playing field and treat mental emotional wellness the same as physical then won't our reaction to a person that displays negative reactions coming from mental pain be the same compassion we feel when we see someone in physical pain?
Pain is the bodies' reaction to either something that physically happens or emotionally and it does not pick only one side. So why should we? It manifests in different areas of our bodies and behaviour. This does not mean we allow or accept the reaction to this pain to occur if it's harming us or others, but we can change our view of it from anger, resentment, judgement of the person to compassion, understanding and love in what they are going through as they can't see what they do. In doing this, the image of what you expect of them would get destroyed and you won't hold on to any anger or resentment felt toward them. You will as a result release your own emotional pain about the situation and end that cycle.
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