The idea of suffering was singular for me for many years.  I thought of it as the physical idea of suffering.  What I now realize is that we as human beings live a life of suffering.  We suffer emotionally ie: anxiety, worry, self hatred, stress, self doubt, etc.  It's endless really.  The only prision we have is the prison of living in our own heads, our own misery.  What I realize is that there is a way out.  It's a practice of not letting your feelings control you.  Empowering yourself to think and feel and be the way that you choose.  Take care of your body, exercise and eat well.  Take care of your mind...meditate, breathe slow down your racing thoughts and take care of your soul by reaching inward to tap into what brings you alive.