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I can't believe I'm citing Urban Dictionary for this one, but:
la douleur exquise - The exquisite pain of loving someone unattainable.
I came across this term recently, and I feel it applies nicely to something I've been thinking about for awhile. Has anyone ever had the feeling of sadness almost comfort them to some extent? La douleur exquise applies, as I tend to dwell on relationships and opportunities that just weren't attainable. Thinking about these things and immersing myself in such sadness provides almost a sense of comfort, physically equatable to almost being high (estimation, I don't exactly know that feeling haha). I'll mention music since it is extremely relevant as well, especially if you've ever had "the chills" from a song. A majority of the time these chills come from a very powerful and melancholy song. I find myself listening to music, in this case sad songs, that invoke intense nostalgic memories that are equally as sad. But for some reason, there is a very powerful feeling that I do not reject, but almost look for. I know I'm not sadistic, there's no sexual pleasure here. And I can't stand to see others in bouts of sadness or pain. To clarify, I don't think there is anything wrong with me, besides maybe my line of logic.
So basically what I'm asking is if the irony behind sadness, its ability to perhaps cause "happiness" is something that's plausible, or perhaps something that is a little disturbing.
la douleur exquise - The exquisite pain of loving someone unattainable.
I came across this term recently, and I feel it applies nicely to something I've been thinking about for awhile. Has anyone ever had the feeling of sadness almost comfort them to some extent? La douleur exquise applies, as I tend to dwell on relationships and opportunities that just weren't attainable. Thinking about these things and immersing myself in such sadness provides almost a sense of comfort, physically equatable to almost being high (estimation, I don't exactly know that feeling haha). I'll mention music since it is extremely relevant as well, especially if you've ever had "the chills" from a song. A majority of the time these chills come from a very powerful and melancholy song. I find myself listening to music, in this case sad songs, that invoke intense nostalgic memories that are equally as sad. But for some reason, there is a very powerful feeling that I do not reject, but almost look for. I know I'm not sadistic, there's no sexual pleasure here. And I can't stand to see others in bouts of sadness or pain. To clarify, I don't think there is anything wrong with me, besides maybe my line of logic.
So basically what I'm asking is if the irony behind sadness, its ability to perhaps cause "happiness" is something that's plausible, or perhaps something that is a little disturbing.
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