Once in a while I hear someone use the phrase I am hurting. It appears to mean I am hurt, not I am hurting you. For example, consider the text on this drawing:
When and why is it correct to say I'm hurting in the meaning of I'm hurt? Is there any difference in meaning?
Best Answer
The main difference in usage is between physical pain and emotional pain. "I am in pain" suggests there is ongoing pain, usually physical. "I am hurting" suggests there is ongoing pain, usually emotional.
This is an example of sense 2b the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary:
And as for whether it's "slangy", here's a quote from a press conference Barack Obama gave in Nov 2014:
There are hundreds more examples on www.americanrhetoric.com of speeches and interviews with similar examples of many different people using that word the same way.