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Mental Anguish

Legally speaking, mental anguish is mental suffering which includes fright, feelings of distress, anxiety, depression, grief and/or psychosomatic physical symptoms. It is distinguished from physical pain due to an injury, but it may be considered in awarding damages for physical injury due to a defendant's negligence or intentionally inflicting harm.

It is possible for one to recover damages without having a physical injury if it is reasonable that the mental trauma would naturally occur from the incident itself. Examples of this would be holding a pistol to someone's head, or witnessing injury or death to a loved one, perhaps during an auto accident, due to someone's negligence. In these instances there is no physical harm done to the individual, but there has been mental anguish.

Damages for mental suffering and anguish are many times awarded in cases of embarrassment or damage to one's reputation through libel. However, there are limits: in general, breach of contract judgments cannot include damages for mental anguish due to the loss of a deal or employment.

The term "mental anguish" implies a relatively high degree of mental pain and distress. It is more than mere disappointment, anger, resentment, or embarrassment, although it may include all of these. It includes a mental sensation of pain resulting from such painful emotions as grief, severe disappointment, indignation, wounded pride, shame, despair and/or public humiliation.

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