be associated with rumination and avoidance coping strategies, it is an important emotional experience to acknowledge in therapeutic settings. When someone goes through the effects of self-pity, it has been seen that these effects can be subsided if one were to think of happy thoughts during the process, it could be beneficial to them and reduce further harm. With the research that is given, it is possible that it can be used to prescribe and tell the difference between a person with anxiety and a person with depression. With how one would deal with self-pity, one could treat their ailment by finding some sort of relief and grow away from further pain. See also Moral emotions Pity Self-conscious emotions Self-compassion Social emotions Victim playing Victim mentality Pity (film) – movie about the emotion References Emotions