lost and almost broken
so this is really what happens when one feels torn apart.
ca·thar·sis ( P ) Pronunciation Key (k-thärss) n. pl. ca·thar·ses (-sz) 1.A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear, described by Aristotle as an effect of tragic drama on its audience. 2.A release of emotional tension, as after an overwhelming experience, that restores or refreshes the spirit.
so this is really what happens when one feels torn apart.
Rahel froze. She was desperately sorry for what she had said. She didn't know where those words had come from. She didn't know that she'd had them in her. But they were out now, and wouldn't go back in. They hung about the red saircase like clerks in a Government office. Some stood, some sat and shivered their legs.
"What if she hurt me? What if she left me? What if she died? It would have been the end of me. So I cut it short, before she ever could. And you know what? It was the biggest mistake I ever made. And you're making the same mistake right now, and I'll be goddamned if I'm going to sit by and watch. You've got to risk love Sandra! I didn't and look at me! I'm a lonely ghost of a man. It doesn't mean that you're never going to get hurt, but the pain you feel will never compare to the regret that comes from walking away from love. And from someone who's felt a lot of both trust me, regret beats pain everyday of the week and twice on Sunday. Don't run away. Don't do it. " -from g.o.g.p