Is there a word for someone who loves tragedy?

[Anonymous]

A ghoul

[Anonymous]

Drama Queen

[Anonymous]

Catashtrophist.

[Anonymous]

Tragedarian.

[Anonymous]

My mom is like that and I wish I knew the word. She's sort of an emotional vampire and only feels things if they're at a great remove from her, and feels happiest if she has something bad to think about.

[Anonymous]

Debbie Downer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Schadenfreude

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[Anonymous]

Ugh I work with someone like this. Always sharing news links of unfortunate stories with “this is so sad .” Makes herself a victim constantly. Makes sure if she knows anything about anyone going through something rough that YOU know that SHE knows because she’s just so connected to bad and sad things. It’s so annoying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh I work with someone like this. Always sharing news links of unfortunate stories with “this is so sad .” Makes herself a victim constantly. Makes sure if she knows anything about anyone going through something rough that YOU know that SHE knows because she’s just so connected to bad and sad things. It’s so annoying.

My sister out in California was like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schadenfreude

This is it, scrolled through to make she someone posted it.

No, this isn’t it at all. This means you’re happy about someone’s misfortune. This person is legitimately depressed about it. It’s not fake

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grief theif. I just heard that term in the tv show Bad Sisters and it fits what you're looking for. Someone who takes other people's tragedy and absorbs it and makes it theirs.

Best answer so far

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My best friend tends to be like this. She has chronic depression and is on meds for it.

Ditto.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who seems to be drawn to every bad or negative thing in the world and then gets depressed over it.

That’s just spiraling and depression.

They need to stop themselves from wallowing and ruminating and physically go do stuff, like work out, walk, visit with friends, go out to eat, volunteer, nature hike, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A tool to work through an unresolved trauma, experience grief and sadness at a remove.

Interesting. This person seem to get very depressed over things that have little to nothing to do with them

Depression has become a comfortable state for them so they unconsciously look for things to reinforce and justify that state. It's also an anxiety thing, I believe.

[Anonymous]

Grief or tragedy vulture.