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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 loadMisery loves company since at least 1349
brain trickStress hormones can literally dull pain perception
king novelStephen King's Misery began as a nightmare
longest riverMisery is a real Missouri creek name
company mythSharing pain rarely actually halves it