“…Embitterment is recently gaining growing attention in the context of severe negative life events, illness, marital relations, death, work, or forensic problems (Baures, 1996; Blom, Thomaes, Bijlsma, & Geenen, 2014; Hong, Lee, Kim, & Cho, 2012; Blom, van Middendorp, & Geenen, 2012; Karatuna & Gok, 2014; Lee et al, 2012; Michailidis & Cropley, 2016; Sensky, 2010; Sensky, Salimu, Ballard, & Pereira, 2015; Siegel et al, 2016; Valdes-Stauber, Kämmerle, & Bachthaler, 2015; Vollath & Seidler, 2009). Embitterment is a complex emotion comprising several feelings (e.g., revenge, hate, or hopelessness), cognitions (e.g., “nobody can be trusted”; “the world is against me”), and action tendencies (e.g., social withdrawal or appeal to court) at a time.…”