catharses
Deep cleansing experiences
Catharses is the plural of catharsis—emotional release or purging, especially through art or intense experience.
The term comes from Aristotle's theory that tragedy cleanses the audience of pity and fear.
In therapy, catharsis refers to the release of repressed emotions: The group sessions provided catharses for several participants.
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- purgationAct of cleansing thoroughly
- AristotelianOf ancient systematic philosophy
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
spectator · pity · fear · aesthetic · theatre · performance · narrative · climax
Sudden important advance
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- renewalMaking current again
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
epiphany · growth · resolution · closure · healing · integration · wholeness · release
Treatment via unconscious exploration
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- healingRestoration of health
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
psychiatry · psychology · processing · insight · reflection · breakthrough · regression · transference
Removal of contaminants
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
ablution · lustration · cleansing · redemption · atonement · sanctification · renewal · rebirth
tragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- purgationAct of cleansing thoroughly
- AristotelianOf ancient systematic philosophy
audience · spectator · pity · fear · aesthetic · theatre · performance · narrative · climax · resolution
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- renewalMaking current again
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
awakening · epiphany · growth · resolution · closure · healing · integration · wholeness · release · liberation
psychoanalysis
Treatment via unconscious exploration
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- healingRestoration of health
- treatmentCare for an ailment
therapy · psychiatry · psychology · processing · insight · reflection · breakthrough · regression · transference · gestalt
purification
Removal of contaminants
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
penance · ablution · lustration · cleansing · redemption · atonement · sanctification · renewal · rebirth · baptism
catharsessuppressions
Acts of forcibly subduing
repressions · bottling up · inhibitions · containments · restraints
catharsesaccumulations
Gathered quantities over time
build-ups · festerings · aggravations · intensifications · ruminations
- emotional catharsisPsychological relief through expression