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  2. Broken heart - Wikipedia

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    A broken heart (also known as heartbreak or heartache) is a metaphor for the intense emotional stress or pain one feels at experiencing great loss or deep longing.The concept is cross-cultural, often cited with reference to unreciprocated or lost love.

  3. Writing therapy - Wikipedia

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    Writing therapy; relieving tension and emotion, establishing self-control and understanding the situation after words are transmitted on paper. Writing therapy [1] [2] is a form of expressive therapy that uses the act of writing and processing the written word in clinical interventions for healing and personal growth. [3]

  4. Psychological pain - Wikipedia

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    Psychological pain, mental pain, or emotional pain is an unpleasant feeling (a suffering) of a psychological, non-physical origin. A pioneer in the field of suicidology, Edwin S. Shneidman, described it as "how much you hurt as a human being. It is mental suffering; mental torment."

  5. Pathos - Wikipedia

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    Emotional appeal can be accomplished in many ways, such as the following: by a metaphor or storytelling, commonly known as a hook; by passion in the delivery of the speech or writing, as determined by the audience; by personal anecdote. appealing to an ideal can also be handled in various ways, such as the following:

  6. Catharsis - Wikipedia

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    The desired result is an emotional state of renewal and restoration. [1] [2] In dramaturgy, the term usually refers to arousing negative emotion in an audience, who subsequently expels it, making them feel happier. [3] In Greek the term originally had only a physical meaning, describing purification practices.

  7. Schadenfreude - Wikipedia

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    Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.

  8. Reflective writing - Wikipedia

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    Classrooms can be a transformative space for healing and processing emotional pain, and reflective wiring can become big part of the process. The academy’s intellectual goals can align with the emotional and empathetic processes necessary for trauma recovery. Writing can be use as a tool for self-expression and emotional release in the classroom.

  9. Until It Sleeps - Wikipedia

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    The lyrics of the song, written by Hetfield, address his mother's battle with cancer, to which the "it" in the title refers. They can be seen as either describing the emotional pain he feels for the loss, or the physical pain his mother was feeling while she was ill. Both of his parents were Christian Scientists, and did not believe in medicine ...