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  • "When I try to suppress my anger, I suffer spells of hwa-byung (Korea).

    RVABlogs 2008

  • In South Korea, meanwhile, there’s “Hwa-byung” – loosely translated as “rage virus” – which is caused by bottling up your feelings about things you see as unfair, until you succumb to some alarming physical symptoms, like a burning sensation in the body.

    What we can learn from 'untranslatable' illnesses Zaria Gorvett 2023

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