
Existential Dread: What Is It And Why Are We Feeling It Now?
The topic of existential dread has come up many times in my practice over the last year and a half. Existential thoughts and feelings typically emerge during a significant life transition or trauma: divorce, major loss of someone close to us, loss of a job, a major accident, leaving a faith, or turning a significant age such as 21, 40, or 65…