I think many people can relate to that excruciating pain of love gone wrong. I'd rather have a broken arm than a broken heart.
Creativity is a spark. It can be excruciating when we're rubbing two rocks together and getting nothing. And it can be intensely satisfying when the flame catches and a new idea sweeps around the world.
In the face of excruciating pain and uncertainty, I never lost hope, and it never occurred to me to stop fighting - not ever.
I, for one, find writing excruciating. Some mornings, as I'm on my way to my desk, my hands actually tremble with fear. The fear, of course, is that I'll sit down at the desk and discover that what I've written is claptrap. Fear inevitably leads to procrastination.
Touring for two years is excruciating.
I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt.
I find that women want to tell me about their birthing experiences. In the most excruciating detail. It's not put me off having children, but I do feel like I know too much.
My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half years ago when my spine failed and collapsed. I spent two years on the floor, in excruciating, debilitating and unrelenting pain. I can only describe the pain as being submerged into a vat of scalding acid that has an electric current running through it. And you can never get out, ever.
My illness is excruciating and difficult to cope with. It takes over your entire life and causes more suffering than I can describe.
The pain of powerlessness is excruciating. It is the most painful experience in the earth school, and everyone shares it.