cathartic

to act as a cathartic

crying is a cathartic release.

A brownish-yellow oil obtained from the seeds of a tropical Asian shrub or small tree (Croton tiglium) and having a cathartic action too violent for human use.

Writing in a journal can be cathartic after a long day.

Watching a sad movie can be a cathartic experience.

Crying can be a cathartic release of emotions.

Talking to a therapist can be cathartic.

Exercising can be a cathartic way to relieve stress.

Painting can be a cathartic form of self-expression.

Listening to music can be cathartic and soothing.

Engaging in a creative hobby can be cathartic.

Venting to a friend can be cathartic.

Dancing can be a cathartic way to let loose.

It's cathartic for me, and it's the 20th anniversary.

But this is also what makes it so cathartic.

Because people watch that scene, and it's cathartic for them.

So making Folklore and Evermore was one of the most unique, cathartic, extraordinary experiences I've ever had.

It felt very daring and it felt very cathartic and it was terrifying.

Really? Earlier. On the porch. We were talking, all cathartic, feelings exposed. Come on, we kissed, Elena.

And yet I felt like there was it was kind of cathartic in a way you know.

As Meghan O'Gieblyn wrote in the Boston Review, " This isn't social justice. It's a cathartic alternative."

Did he mean literal purging? I mean I guess a good barf can be cathartic in a sense.

There's something cathartic about making sense of something that is stressing us, annoying us, or getting us down.