Pain changes you in either a good or bad. Pain is as inevitable as change is. We cannot stop it. We cannot escape from its facts. It is as clear as we can imagine.
Having so much emotional pain is as hurting as physical pain. You may also see it's effect physically.
Many people, or should I say, almost everyone change because of this. Some change for the better while some change to be the worst.
It depends on the intensity and cause of pain they feel and, well, of course, it depends on the individual's personality.
There are so many cases and examples of such stories wherein people change because of their experiences.
One example is when a person suffered so much pain in break up because of cheating, that person sometimes begins to have trust issues, becomes more liberated, begins to question the significance of love, becomes a player, and whatnot. While others simply just become more hopeful in love and trust and begin to be more trusting or whatever they think is best for their future relationship.
As I've said, changes depend on the person and/or the pain they felt. There will always be different situations and there will always be different reactions and outcome to every situation.
The mind plays a big part in changing. Many times, you cannot control what your mind tells your heart. You cannot control how your body responds to what you think.
No matter what, always think of positivity, or at least try, because as time goes by, you'll eventually realize that there is always positivity in every experience we encounter. π
I guess we are all dammed to suffer. I guess it all boils down to how a person take that suffering, either as a lesson or an opportunity to inflict pain/suffering toward others (for worst)... True story