Sturm und Drang

noun2

1. •
   A proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music which occurred from the late 1760s to the early 1780s, emphasizing individual subjectivity and the free expression of emotions.
2. •
   (figurative) Turmoil; a period of emotional intensity and anxiety.

   • After six months of sturm and drang she had to let him go. — 1945