# Loving something so much it hurts? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 16, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-something-so-much-it-hurts/774838 "2016-12-16T04:55:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hacim3002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e480ec/32.png) [@hacim3002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hacim3002)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-something-so-much-it-hurts/774838/1 "2016-12-16T04:55:38Z")
hey! I remember being a little kid and watching this movie over and over, it was like my favorite movie ever at the time and I loved it so much that it made me cry when I watched it. same thing happened with bands and books and art and other movies as I grew up, I just loved the thing so much it kinda hurt and it got to a point where it made me get really emotional and cry over it til I couldn’t stand it. Thank god it doesn’t happen anymore! it was awful. I’m curious if anyone has ever felt the same way? and over what things? and most importantly, is there a name for this? what causes it? why does it happen? thanks! ---
**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-something-so-much-it-hurts/774838/2 "2016-12-16T05:05:06Z")
I have my fav bands and fav DVD movies I never get tired of. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-something-so-much-it-hurts/774838/3 "2016-12-16T06:41:59Z")
I have experienced this frequently. Most recently yesterday I was an absolute mess sobbing over a T.V. show storyline that was exactly what I wanted it to be. I used to refer to it as an aesthetic experience. Reading about aesthetics, that isn’t exactly the right definition, but aesthetics does deal with emotional reactions to art. One of my earliest memories of this type of experience is of being overwhelmed by a student production of \*Orpheus and Eurydice \*when I was 12 years old. I later wrote a prize-winning essay about my reaction. At its best, art can have a very powerful emotional impact, and for young people who have not yet learned how to manage their emotions, that can be overwhelming and painful. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-something-so-much-it-hurts/774838/4 "2016-12-16T12:23:45Z")
Moved from General Questions to IMHO. **samclem** , moderator. ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-something-so-much-it-hurts/774838/5 "2016-12-16T16:08:13Z")
My only experience with this is loving my pets so much that I deliberately rip my own heart out to euthanize them with their time comes. It’s the ultimate act of love to not allow them to suffer. and there I go ruining discussions again… sorry… ---
**Author:** ![Dana\_Scully](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5daacb/32.png) [@Dana\_Scully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dana_Scully)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-something-so-much-it-hurts/774838/6 "2016-12-16T16:55:59Z")
I can’t watch “Old Yeller” any more; makes me cry too much. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-something-so-much-it-hurts/774838/7 "2016-12-16T18:48:39Z")
I just read the article about the first [female ringmaster for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/os-ringling-bros-barnum-bailey-first-female-ringmaster-20161213-story.html) and was struck by this quote: > [@](#): > > Wilson always has been enthralled by the powerful connection performers can develop with those who see them. As a face in the crowd, she was awed by the circus as a young girl. Family outings to plays, concerts and operas touched her, sometimes to tears.