Usually means: Intense emotional release through art.
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▸ noun:  (pathology) Violent purging

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purging, hemocatharsis, hyperemesis, hypercitraturia, hypercorticoidism, hyperperistalsis, hyperdefecation, bulimia, hypercortisonemia, binge-and-purge, more...

Opposite:
anhedonia, apathy, numbness

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Similar:
purging, hemocatharsis, hyperemesis, hypercitraturia, hypercorticoidism, hyperperistalsis, hyperdefecation, bulimia, hypercortisonemia, binge-and-purge, more...

Opposite:
anhedonia, apathy, numbness



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