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the unwelcome houseguest that loves company and never offers to leave
means A state of great suffering, distress, or wretched unhappiness, whether of body, mind, or circumstance.
from From Latin 'miseria' (wretchedness), built on 'miser' meaning 'wretched, pitiable' — the same sad root that gives us the hoarding 'miser,' who is rich in coins yet wretched in spirit. It travelled into English through Old French 'miserie' in the late Middle Ages, carrying its full freight of woe.
- shared load
- Misery loves company since at least 1349
- brain trick
- Stress hormones can literally dull pain perception
- king novel
- Stephen King's Misery began as a nightmare
- longest river
- Misery is a real Missouri creek name
- company myth
- Sharing pain rarely actually halves it
for instance
stephen king novel — published 1987, about an author held captive by an obsessed fan
kathy bates film role — won academy award for best supporting actress in 1991 adaptation
radiohead song — from the bends album 1995, opens with 'all i want is to be loved'