Deflated despair
Despairing
Also known as bleak
Strength 4 of 4
All hope gone, sunk in a dark heaviness where nothing seems worth reaching for and the pain feels as if it will never lift.
In the body
- A crushing weight on the chest
- The body curling inwards
- A dry, empty stare
- Deep, heaving sobs
Needs behind it
When these needs aren’t met
Softer and stronger
- Pessimistic
- Desperate
- Hopeless
- Despairing
Often confused with
Hopeless
Hopeless is seeing no way things could improve; despairing is when that loss of hope floods everything with a heavy, all-consuming pain.