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* Shin-ah from ''Manga/{{akatsuki no yona}}'', after activating his dragon eye's, he in all but paralyzed and left in great pain. He can not feel or barely even speak. The only exception he's ever felt is Yona after she touches his hand.

Possible symptoms include abstract clenching or burning sensations, splitting headache, or the feeling something on the inside will [[YourHeadASplode a splode]]. Causes include MindRape, an AgonyBeam, the presence of evil, DemonicPossession, InvoluntaryShapeshifting, or using abilities that qualify as being BlessedWithSuck. In some settings, it may be overcome through {{Determinator}}-style HeroicWillpower. If you suffer from Soul Pains, ask your doctor if treatment through the PowerOfFriendship is right for you.

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* Hellfire--which is exactly what it sounds like--is used by some MarvelUniverse characters such as Comicbook/GhostRider; it causes damage to the soul rather than the body. If used long enough, it can actually render a target literally soulless.

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* In the WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fanfiction ''[[FanFic/BlackQueenRedKing Black Queen, Red King]],'' John has his soul crushed to the point where it implodes. He's screaming the whole time, but as his current body[[note]] an emerald[[/note]] has no way to perceive pain, this is the only kind of pain he can feel.

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-->"Owwwww, my SOUL!"
* When roused to anger, [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] often threatens to inflict this upon others.
-->"I WILL PUNCH YOU IN THE '''SOUL'''!"
** Here's a thought: What would happen if Spoony punched Necro Critic in the soul?
*** [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt This, of course.]]

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* In early parts of ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'', Gwynn toys with a voodoo doll of Riff. This gives Riff various uncomfortable symptoms, including "it feels like someone is stuffing [=M&Ms=] in my ear!" and Riff mysteriously jumping into a desk drawer and going all the way to "I think I'm coming down with a fever... I'm hot all over and my head feels ready to explode!" (The doll was in the microwave.)[[note]]Anyone care to hunt down the strips and the correct quotes?[[/note]]

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* Cloud's Geostigma in ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' seemed to be I'm Having Soul Pains as a tic. He would suddenly cringe, run short of breath and flinch as if an invisible force were causing him pain.
** Then again, he had black stuff dripping out of his arm, so not so invisible.
*** Geostigma is both a physical and a spiritual ailment. It causes everything from fatigue to the victim actually BECOMING Sephiroth, if they have Jenova cells.

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[[caption-width-right:325:Well said, Pixie, well said.]]

* In the PhineasAndFerb fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9227752/1/Two-Halves-Make-A-Whole Two Halves Make A Whole]], Phineas and Isabella get their souls intermixed, as do Perry and Vanessa, making it hurt to be more than 5 feet away.

* In ''Literature/DragonBones'', Oreg suffers terrible pain whenever he disobeys an order (even if he really tried to obey, but couldn't do it for some reason), and if he gets separated both from his owner and castle Hurog. ([[AWizardDidIt His father]][[PoweredByAForsakenChild turned him into the]] GeniusLoci of castle Hurog, or something like that, and permanently [[MadeASlave bound him]] to obey the owner of a certain ring, that goes from father to son in the Hurog family line. Oh, and he's immortal. Ward, his current "owner" treats him more like a brother than a slave, but doesn't know exactly how the magic works, so that this still happens ... once.

* Various entities in Madeline L'Engle's work are so terrible that simply being in their presence can be quite frightening and very painful to the mind and/or soul.

* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' introduces "soultraps" late in the series. Once they're set with your blood, just having someone touch them is a queasy thing (although it's possible this is either a full-blown empathic effect and could be used to pleasurable purposes, or just a psychological reaction to danger). [[FateWorseThanDeath If they get ''broken''...]]

** The dementors. More of the MindRape, worst-experiences-montage variety and generally not lethal, but given time and a free reign, they can drive a victim insane, rob them of their will to live, and, in extreme cases, [[FateWorseThanDeath literally eat their soul.]]

* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': Frodo had a Burning Scar that was inflicted upon him by a Morgul blade during his second encounter with the Nazgûl, but also suffered from the evil presence of Sauron himself, especially after he entered Mordor. The book described him to be waving his hand feebly as if trying to ward off a blow. He often collapsed and eventually had to have Sam carry him up to Mount Doom. It might be a case of Giving In To Spirit Pain or Evil Induced Adrenaline when Frodo's actually at Mount Doom and all his energy returns ten-fold in a frenzied attempt to save the ring. It also could be that the One Ring was sapping him like it did to Gollum, And was trying harder and harder to sap his strength away to keep itself away from Mount Doom. Then, Being there, It decided "hey, This STR-sapping thing just isn't working, let's try full on Dominate Creature effect..."

* Hellfire -which is exactly what it sounds like- is used by some MarvelUniverse characters such as Comicbook/GhostRider; it causes damage to the soul rather than the body. If used long enough, it can actually render a target literally soulless.

* The Shadow Priests in ''WorldOfWarcraft'' run on causing this trope. Virtually all of their attack spells -- Mind Blast, Mind Flay, Shadow Word: Pain, Shadow Word: Death, Vampiric Touch, even the Holy spell Chastise -- operate by attacking the soul directly.

* ''TabletopGame/ShadowRun'' has this as a spell, Agony, which adds damage to a character's track that is removed as soon as the spell is no longer sustained. In addition, [[spoiler:blood]] and [[spoiler:toxic]] magic are believed to cause this in the user.

-->-- '''NecroCritic''', ''Christmas Shoes review''

* The NecroCritic's catchphrase when a particularly awful movie offends his sensibilities most definitely qualifies.

* During the ''WebVideo/MidnightScreenings'' of ''Endless Love'', Brad was so broken by how awful of an adaptation it was that when asked by Jillian if it "made [his] brain melty", he responded by saying "it made my ''soul'' melty".

* Heather from ''SilentHill3'' has what can be best described as "uteral contractions of the soul". [[spoiler:She removes them by taking a "demon-god-abortion pill."]]

* The ''Literature/WheelOfTime'' introduces "soultraps" late in the series. Once they're set with your blood, just having someone touch them is a queasy thing (although it's possible this is either a full-blown empathic effect and could be used to pleasurable purposes, or just a psychological reaction to danger). [[FateWorseThanDeath If they get ''broken''...]]

* In Hisui's route in {{Tsukihime}} SHIKI notices that Shiki is watching him while he dreams and it totally freaks him out. Since he has a pretty high HealingFactor and they're connected, he starts ''stabbing himself'' so that Shiki will feel it too. It leaves no physical damage, only pain. Although he bled a lot the first time, he still had no wounds.

* In the PhineasAndFerb fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9227752/1/Two-Halves-Make-A-Whole Two Halves Make A Whole]], Phineas and Isabella get their souls intermixed, making it hurt to be more than 5 feet away, as do Vanessa and Perry.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', [[spoiler: this is implied to be the extension of Dirk's powers as the Prince of Heart.]]