You are going through an existential crisis, when your struggle with existential anxiety reaches a crisis point, because of a tragic event or the cumulative effect of a series of of personal circumstances.
This crisis reflects a growing belief that there is no point going on, because all the values, beliefs, and meanings -- the very foundations upon which you have built your life have collapsed, and your sense of self-worth and agency has been destroyed.
Suddenly, you feel that you have become a worthless bug, without potency and without hope.
Prolonged existential crisis may result in depression or suicide, when it is is not properly managed by a therapist with existential competency.
Existential competency is needed to manage such a crisis.
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Le Quatrième Pentamètre
Poetryjournal. This happened this evening. I spent the last 18 months deep in thought. What sort of book did people want? A memoir? A how-to? A digital book? A print book? What sort of font? What sort of line spacing and margins and... And for 18 months...
