Complacency about the serious challenges the world is facing is not an option. But the idea that we are almost at the point of no return via the Doomsday Clock isn’t helpful.
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More than half our interviewees described feelings of profound anguish as long COVID forced them to doubt their identity and question their life purpose
It’s human nature to try to insulate yourself from the unpleasant realization that death comes for all of us eventually.
Don’t medicalize all anguish and existential despair, says a registered psychotherapist. Consider earlier traumas and 7 books about suffering and survival.
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Assistant Professor of Mental Health & Wellness; Registered Psychotherapist, Western University
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Professor of Social Psychology, University of Arizona
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