The phrase "aching self" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a deep emotional or psychological pain related to one's identity or existence.
Example: "In her poetry, she often explores the theme of the aching self, revealing the struggles of her inner turmoil."
Alternatives: "suffering self" or "painful self".
But as Patty's reliable systems -- bribery, entrapment and other forms of coercion -- began to fail her during Season 2, Ms. Close shepherded her character's vulnerabilities to the surface, giving Patty an aching self-reckoning that leaves her the finest actress on television and makes us forget almost all other roles she has ever played.
Shannon, always a welcome and idiosyncratic stage presence, shows how Jamie's cynicism and cruel bonhomie barely disguises a raw and aching self-hatred.
Yet there is a moment when Mr. Mizrahi sits on a stool and delivers an utterly simple rendition of "Baubles, Bangles and Beads," with an aching, self-exposing hopelessness that makes the song his own.
Psychache was measured with the Psychache Scale, which is a 13-item (eg, My soul aches) self-report questionnaire designed to assess Shneidman's conceptualisation of psychache.
Chechens aching for self-rule were designated as threats to Russians in their homes.
"Louie" focuses all its storytelling on one individual, but Louie's aching, rueful, rigorously self-aware quest for connection couldn't be more universal.
In the end, of course, he says nothing; this is a poem about self-doubt and aching regret two conditions, perhaps, that even a soothing cup of tea cannot cure.
In the end, of course, he says nothing; this is a poem about self-doubt and aching regret — two conditions, perhaps, that even a soothing cup of tea cannot cure.
It's true that writers tend to cultivate their gift because of an aching chagrin toward their earlier selves, but the result is often an intriguingly compartmentalized human being, not an embodied thesis about the impenetrable artist.
"This is my life right now," explained Mr. Roy in a gentle voice that carried shades of humor, a little ache but no self-pity.
However, our findings were not identical to those of the English version [ 11]; e.g., 'Hard to take a bath or shower' and 'Hurt or ache' in child self-report were strongly correlated with emotional functioning rather than physical functioning.
