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The [[Despair Event Horizon]] has its advantages. Your expectations are no longer dashed. You feel numb -- if not [[The Wall|comfortably]], at least not uncomfortably. And what, after all, can you lose?
But if, in that state, someone inspires you with [[Worth Living For|even a fragment of hope]] -- it is terrifying and often painful. You might start to feel again. You might be in danger of losing something you care about, because you might start to care. Perhaps it was just a [[Heroic BSOD]] or a case of having your [[Jade
Usually just a blip on the road to recovery from the despairing state. Common for the [[Broken Bird]] to feel it.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Bleach]]'': After Rukia resigns to her fate, Gin tells her he can bust her out. Then he tells her he's joking. Her resignation evaporates.
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== Film ==
* In ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'', Red is characterized this way, (the result of being an aging, cynical con who seems likely to spend the rest of his life in prison) and at one point when his best friend Andy is talking about the importance of hope Red responds by essentially saying that hope is usually just a case of [[Yank the
{{quote| '''Red:''' Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane. It's got no use on the inside, you better get used to that idea.<br />
'''Andy:''' Like [[Driven to Suicide|Brooks did]]? }}
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