Despair
Despair is a form of feeling sad. It includes 2 specific feelings:
Grief
The heavy, aching response to a profound loss. Grief moves in waves — sometimes sharp, sometimes a dull weight. It marks the depth of what mattered.
Valence: -0.9 Arousal: -0.2
Powerless
The sinking feeling that nothing you do will change the outcome. You feel stuck, unable to influence what matters most.
Valence: -0.8 Arousal: -0.5
Other types of sad
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