[HN Gopher] The sound of the feeling that cannot be spoken
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       The sound of the feeling that cannot be spoken
        
       Author : community
       Score  : 67 points
       Date   : 2021-04-15 21:27 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | frogpelt wrote:
       | What a terrible story.
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       | Also, what a excellent way to demonstrate the problems that arise
       | in communication.
       | 
       | There's always a language barrier even if all parties speak the
       | same language. And yet we try to explain anyway.
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       | I recently heard someone say that there is no opposite for the
       | word 'trauma' in the English language, which shows that we have
       | done an okay job describing human emotion.
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       | You could argue that words like 'ecstasy' are the opposite but
       | they don't denote a lasting effect like 'trauma' does. The real
       | opposite concept is 'healing', I guess.
        
         | uoaei wrote:
         | I would propose something like the Buddhist notion of
         | "equanimity" in that you cannot be internally perturbed by
         | external stimuli, whereas with trauma the afflicted person
         | cannot help but be perturbed.
        
         | IggleSniggle wrote:
         | Interesting thoughts about "trauma."
         | 
         | I like "healing." Perhaps "a healing." (While it's certainly
         | not an opposite to trauma) it also reminds me of "catharsis."
         | Although I guess catharsis is a letting go of feeling; "a
         | healing," I suppose, would be closer to wabi-sabi.
        
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