healing
Mending after injury
Healing is the process of becoming whole or healthy again.
A wound heals as tissue repairs itself; a relationship heals when trust is restored.
The adjective describes things that promote recovery: healing waters, a healing touch.
In spiritual contexts, healing often implies restoration beyond the physical—emotional, relational, or communal.
Time is healing, but slowly.
Care for an ailment
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- wound careTreatment of bodily injuries
bandage · stitches · antibiotics · antiseptic · prescription · rehabilitation · physical therapy · scar tissue
Lasting psychological wound
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- acceptanceConsent to receive
processing · support · counseling · therapy · self-compassion · coping · resilience · breakthrough
Restoration of friendly relations
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- restorationReturning something to condition
trust · communication · mediation · understanding · reconnection · repair · conflict resolution · dialogue
Address to deity
- faithTrust without proof
- laying on handsHealing through physical contact
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
miracle · divine · shaman · energy work · reiki · chakras · aura · ritual
Mental-physical relationship
- integrationCombining into a whole
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
wellness · natural remedies · herbalism · acupuncture · naturopathy · homeopathy · Ayurveda · traditional medicine
Cessation of activity
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
- nutritionBodily use of food
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- recuperationGradual return to health
convalescence · strength · mobility · scarring · tissue repair · bruise · swelling · pain management
Compensation for historical wrongs
- truth and reconciliationPost-conflict healing through acknowledgment
- justiceFair treatment under law
- communityCollective of connected people
- intergenerationalInvolving multiple age groups
historical trauma · memorial · remembrance · solidarity · restorative justice · cultural · ceremony · storytelling
treatment
Care for an ailment
wound care · bandage · stitches · antibiotics · antiseptic · prescription · rehabilitation · physical therapy · scar tissue · inflammation
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
acceptance · processing · support · counseling · therapy · self-compassion · coping · resilience · breakthrough · catharsis
reconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
restoration · trust · communication · mediation · understanding · reconnection · repair · conflict resolution · dialogue · peace
prayer
Address to deity
- faithTrust without proof
- laying on handsHealing through physical contact
- anointingCeremonial oil application
blessing · miracle · divine · shaman · energy work · reiki · chakras · aura · ritual · ceremony
mind-body
Mental-physical relationship
- integrationCombining into a whole
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
wholeness · wellness · natural remedies · herbalism · acupuncture · naturopathy · homeopathy · Ayurveda · traditional medicine · qi
rest
Cessation of activity
recuperation · convalescence · strength · mobility · scarring · tissue repair · bruise · swelling · pain management · ice
reparations
Compensation for historical wrongs
- truth and reconciliationPost-conflict healing through acknowledgment
- justiceFair treatment under law
- communityCollective of connected people
intergenerational · historical trauma · memorial · remembrance · solidarity · restorative justice · cultural · ceremony · storytelling · witnessing
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- Buffsprotection, strength boost, speed boost, immunity, regeneration
- emotional changeheartbreak, falling in love, grief, recovery, awakening
- fantasy traitsglowing eyes, immortality, invisibility, ethereal glow, telepathy
- game activitiescooking, crafting, farming, fishing, mining
- gradual processesaging, erosion, learning, evolution, growth
healingdeterioration
Process of declining quality
worsening · decline · degeneration · regression · relapse
healingtraumatizing
Causing psychological harm
wounding · retraumatizing · scarring · damaging · hurting
- divine healingRestoration through holy power
- healing journeyGradual return to wholeness
- healing powersAbility to restore health
- healing ritualsCeremonies intended to cure
- healing processBody's self-repair over time
- emotional healingProcessing and overcoming psychological pain