Therefore when they dewelope an intention of parting company from us, I shall take measures for detaining of 'em, and restoring 'em to their friends, who I dare say have had their
disconsolation pasted up on every wall in London by this time.'
Some will look at the letter and think 'oh my God', they have lost their benefits, imagine the
disconsolation."
Constant comparisons to others, unrelenting self-criticism, and excessive focus on weaknesses or failings are a recipe for permanent
disconsolation. A professional therapist can often help one deal with these habitual thoughts and feelings, which may seem to take on a life of their own.
This
disconsolation encourages us to entertain a variety of inutile thoughts such as the possibility of abandoning our pensions and work, and seeking relief in our own lands and among our own nations.
De Chirico's intention to symbolize the modern condition or crisis is plainer than Lin's because his paintings are strewn with puzzle-pieces of twentieth-century detritus, but Lin's paintings are deeper and more beautiful: they visit the disarrangement of things on nature itself, envision a
disconsolation expressible only in terms that have themselves been lost or compromised.
The listeners were briefed that each of the three emotions listed (joy, anger, sadness) also comprised several other closely related emotions: joy included gratitude, happiness, pleasure and exhilaration; anger included resentment, irony, reluctance, contempt, malice and rage; sadness covered loneliness,
disconsolation, concern and hopelessness; while, neutral speech was to be understood as normal speech, without special emotions.