Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.
No one looks or feels attractive when angry.
The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.
Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.
To advance spiritually requires a method of practice & determination to carry it out.
We all have issues and we have usually come by them honestly.