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I know you are not expected to talk about it which I do more often than not.

kabir ko padho to pata chalta hai ki ek betakallufi hai maut se jo zindigi se kahi bhi nahi.|| e.g.
maati kahe kumhar se tu kya roende mohe ik din aisa aayega ki mai rodongi toye
An existential crisis is a moment at which an individual questions the very foundations of their
life: whether this life has any meaning, purpose, or value. This issue of the meaning and purpose
of existence is the topic of the philosophical school of existentialism.
An existential crisis may result from:
Major depressive disorder
Major sleep deprivation
Prolonged isolation
Dissatisfaction with one's life
Major psychological trauma
The sense of being alone and isolated in the world;
A newfound grasp or appreciation of one's mortality, perhaps following diagnosis of a major
health concern such as a terminal illness;
Believing that one's life has no purpose or external meaning;
Searching for the meaning of life;
Shattering of one's sense of reality, or how the world is;
An extremely pleasurable or hurtful experience that leaves one seeking meaning;

An existential crisis is often provoked by a significant event in the person's lifepsychological


trauma, marriage, separation, major loss, the death of a loved one, a life-threatening experience,
a new love partner, psychoactive drug use, adult children leaving home, reaching a personally
significant age (turning 16, turning 40, etc.), etc.[citation needed] Usually, it provokes the
sufferer's introspection about personal mortality, thus revealing the psychological repression of
said awareness.
An existential crisis may resemble anomie (a personal condition resulting from a lack of norms)
or a midlife crisis [A midlife crisis is a transition of identity and self-confidence that can occur in
middle aged individuals. It is a psychological and behavioral observation that commonly occurs
with individuals between the ages 40-65. Its observations differ in a diverse manner for each

individual. While some individuals may experience feelings of depression, remorse, and anxiety,
others may experience feelings such as the desire to achieve youthfulness or make drastic
changes to their current lifestyle or atmosphere.]. An existential crisis may stem from one's new
perception of life and existence.
Analogously, existentialism posits that a person can and does define the meaning and purpose of
his or her life, and therefore must choose to resolve the crisis of existence.

In existentialist philosophy, the term 'existential crisis' specifically relates to the


crisis of the individual when they realize that they must always define their own
lives through the choices they make. The existential crisis occurs when one
recognizes that even the decision to either refrain from action or withhold assent to
a particular choice is, in itself, a choice. In other words, humankind is "condemned"
to freedom. It can also be noted that once one is out of an existential crisis, they are
easily able to get into another, or aren't completely out of it.
Handling
Existential crisis is considered by many to be a direct consequence of depression.
Peter Wessel Zapffe, a Norwegian philosopher and adherent of nihilism [Existential
nihilism is the philosophical theory that life has no intrinsic meaning or value.]and
antinatalism, asserted in his book, The Last Messiah, four ways that he believed all
self-conscious beings use in order to cope with their apprehension of indifference
and absurdity in existence, comprising "anchoring", "isolation", "distraction", and
"sublimation":[3]

Anchoring is the "fixation of points within, or construction of walls around, the


liquid fray of consciousness". The anchoring mechanism provides individuals
with a value or an ideal that allows them to focus their attentions in a
consistent manner. Zapffe also applied the anchoring principle to society, and
stated "God, the Church, the State, morality, fate, the laws of life, the people,
the future" are all examples of collective primary anchoring firmaments.

Isolation is "a fully arbitrary dismissal from consciousness of all disturbing


and destructive thought and feeling".

Distraction occurs when "one limits attention to the critical bounds by


constantly enthralling it with impressions". Distraction focuses all of one's
energy on a task or idea to prevent the mind from turning in on itself.

Sublimation is the refocusing of energy away from negative outlets, toward


positive ones. The individual distances themself and looks at their existence

from an aesthetic point of view (e.g. writers, poets, painters). Zapffe himself
pointed out that his written works were the product of sublimation.
Intense vipassana meditation will usually bring about a set of experiences, referred
to as the "dark night of the soul" by Western spiritual traditions, that resemble the
typical symptoms of an existential crisis. [4] During the "dark night", meditators
become severely discouraged in regard to practice and life in general, although
continuing meditation is said to be the way to overcome this difficult stage.

Antinatalism, or anti-natalism, is a philosophical position that assigns a negative value to birth.


The term is in opposition to the term natalism. The French term "anti-natalisme" as a name for
the position was probably used for the first time by Thophile de Giraud in his book L'art de
guillotiner les procreateurs: Manifeste anti-nataliste. The English term "anti-natalism" as a name
for a position was probably used for the first time by David Benatar in his book, Better Never to
Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism

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