List of hurt/comfort cliches **warning: contains triggery prompts**
abandonment issues
accidents
agoraphobia
alcoholism
aliens made us do it
amnesia
arachnaphobia
asphyxiation
assault
bites
blood loss
body dysmorphic disorder
body hatred
bodyguards
brain damage
brainwashing / deprogramming
broken bones
bruises
build-up of job-related trauma
bullet wounds
bullying
burns
cages
captivity
caught in a robbery
character is shown the error of his or her ways
child abuse (emotional)
child abuse (physical)
child abuse (sexual)
chronic illness
claustrophobia
coma
combat scenarios
counseling / therapy
crucifixion
cuddling for warmth / snowed in
cursed
de-age (mental)
de-age (physical)
depression
detached retina
difficult pregnancy
disappearing
domestic abuse (emotional)
domestic abuse (physical)
domestic abuse (sexual)
driven to insanity
drowning
drug addiction
dub-con
dungeons
earth blowing up, escaping to space
eating disorders
electrocution
embarrassment
exhaustion
experiments by evil scientists
fallen angels
falling
fear of clowns
fear of flying
fear of heights
fever / delirium
forced marriage
forced soulbonding
fuck or die
ghosts and hauntings
grief
hallucinations
hazing
head trauma
headaches
heat stroke
homelessness
homesickness
hookers
hostages
hunger / starvation
imprisonment
insanity (always there)
insomnia
isolation / accidentally locked in
kidnapping
lacerations / knife wounds
loss of hearing
loss of job / income
loss of limbs / limb function
loss of vision
loss of voice
love spell / potion gone wrong
major illness
minor illness (cold, allergies)
monophobia (fear of being alone)
motion sickness
mpreg - difficult pregnancy
mpreg - regular
multiple personalities: always there
multiple personalities: sudden onset
muscle strains and spasms
mutation
nausea
nervous breakdown
nightmares
old school medical treatment
orphans and runaways
ostracised from society
pandemics and epidemics
panic attacks
pining: confession in desperate situation
plane crash
pneumonia
poisoning
poltergeist
possession / mind control
post-apocalypse
post-traumatic stress disorder
rape / recovery
rent boys / girls
ritual sacrifice
scars
seizures
self-harm
sensory deprivation
septicemia / infected wounds
severe / life-threatening illness
sex pollen
sexual extortion: to keep a secret (adult)
sexual extortion: to keep a secret (high school)
sexual extortion: to pay for something
sexual extortion: to protect someone else
slaves (regular)
slaves (sexual)
social phobia
sore muscles
spinal injury
stalkers / serial killers
stigmata
Stockholm syndrome
stranded/survival scenario
strippers
stroke
suicide attempt
surprise sexswap
telepathy (always there, but sudden trauma)
telepathy (sudden onset)
tentacles
toothache
torture
undercover: discovered and hurt
undercover: forced to hurt your partner
undercover: having to participate in illegal / hurtful activity
undiagnosed, mysterious illness
unexpected consequences of planned soulbonding
unwanted superpower (sudden onset)
vampires: fresh bite / first transformation
vampires: sun burn or poisoning
violence
werewolves: accidental mating for life w/ inappropriate person
werewolves: fresh bite / first transformation
werewolves: separated from the pack
werewolves: silver poisoning
wings (always there)
wings (sudden onset)
zombie apocalypse