unhealed
Not yet mended
Unhealed describes a wound, injury, or emotional hurt that has not yet recovered or closed.
Physical wounds remain unhealed when tissue hasn't fully repaired: The unhealed cut became infected.
Emotional or psychological wounds stay unhealed when someone hasn't moved past trauma or grief: unhealed childhood pain, an unhealed rift between siblings.
Permanent mark from healing
- scabDried blood crust
- cutSeverance or reduction
- gashDeep, ragged incision
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
lesion · ulcer · puncture · abrasion · incision · slash · scrape · graze
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- pusInfected tissue fluid
- suppuratingForming and discharging pus
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
- septicInfected with bacteria
abscess · inflamed · swelling · necrosis · infected · discharge · sepsis · purulent
Deep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
suffering · bitterness · resentment · abandonment · rejection · betrayal · loneliness · alienation
Post-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
mending · restoration · progress · rest · care · regimen · recovery · patience
Damaged beyond function
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
mending · stress · hairline · displaced · incomplete · rib · collarbone · shin
Involuntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- triggersCauses or activates
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
hypervigilance · intrusive · anxiety · survivor · avoidance · numbness · guilt · shame
scar
Permanent mark from healing
laceration · lesion · ulcer · puncture · abrasion · incision · slash · scrape · graze · burn
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- pusInfected tissue fluid
- suppuratingForming and discharging pus
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
septic · abscess · inflamed · swelling · necrosis · infected · discharge · sepsis · purulent · cellulitis
heartache
Deep emotional distress
torment · suffering · bitterness · resentment · abandonment · rejection · betrayal · loneliness · alienation · neglect
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
treatment · mending · restoration · progress · rest · care · regimen · recovery · patience · time
broken
Damaged beyond function
cast · mending · stress · hairline · displaced · incomplete · rib · collarbone · shin · wrist
flashbacks
Involuntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- triggersCauses or activates
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
dissociation · hypervigilance · intrusive · anxiety · survivor · avoidance · numbness · guilt · shame · isolation
- unhealthy foodNourishment that harms wellbeing
- unhealthy attachmentHarmful emotional reliance
- unhealthy habitsDetrimental repeated behaviors
- unhealthy eatingHarmful food consumption patterns