"I'm not crying, you're crying!"

I think we all feel a little bit of Catharsis anytime we experience art, no matter what type of art it is. Personally, I think I am most affected by books (music is a close second). The emotions you experience from books, I think, tend to get internalized, because some much of the experience is internal. All the images you see happen in your own brain, and your experience reading a book will never be like someone else's. You may not even imagine the characters looking the same way as someone else. So, it would make sense that those emotions that come from books tend to feel more like personal pain, rather than just empathy, because you are so mentally invested in the story. One good example I have is the end of the Mockingjay from the Hunger Games (particularly cause it was a recent experience). I decided to carve out a chunk of my school day last Monday (so the Monday before Labor Day) to finally finish the last Hunger Games book, and about 8 chapters through the last 10 chapters, I took a break to unload groceries and eat lunch. Now, anyone who's read the last ten chapters of the Mockingjay will tell you- they are rough. My mom thought I was sick when I walked downstairs, because I just looked ill after reading them. I was almost two seconds from chucking the book out my window and letting it rot in the rain, I was so done. But after reading the last two chapters and having everything wrap up, I was kinda left in the daze of numbness, where I couldn't really feel anything anymore. It was weird, but I definitely think it was a rough case of Catharsis.