Hell

It does make sense after all. Hell is a place you put yourself in until you feel better. After all, we have our own demons to fight. They could be from actions, inactions or just about any other nasty/regrettable event encountered. The best thing is that we go into a place of suffering to experience them, again and again and again...until they die.

Slaying a demon is not easy. It's certainly not like what Buffy or every other "demon slayer" on Hollywood flicks. I think the funniest thing is that the demon is basically slain when you realize you don't have to fight it anymore. That the event that spawned it is no longer relevant and can be put aside. That is probably the best form of punishment, and it is entirely self-inflicted.

Everyone can get out of their personal hell. The catch is, of course, people kill their demons over and over again. After all that killing, they forget to forgive themselves, and resurrect their demons anew. The cycle ends only when people finally decide they do not want to stay. Some prefer to stay on...