Gothic metal
Gothic metal songs thematize lovesickness from Medieval literary influences. "This emotional and physical distress is a key element of "fin'amor" that echoes into Gothic metal", according to "The Oxford Handbook of Music and Medievalism". "In particular, lovesickness was associated with desires and passions that remained unfulfilled, resulting in symptoms such as sleeplessness, sighing, and loss of appetite, all of which were considered manifestations of the mind's efforts to restrain its passions."