Catharsis is a sudden emotional breakdown or climax that constitutes overwhelming feelings of great pity, sorrow, laughter, or any extreme change in emotion that results in the renewal, restoration and revitalization for living.

Catharsis in psychotherapy

Catharsis is a form of emotional cleansing first defined by the Greek philosopher

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