A growing research base is catching up to a kind of suffering that mainstream mental health discourse often misses.

Most philosophical texts are dense and … well, textual. There are very few philosophical images, beyond the truth tables in your logic textbook, and those aren’t exactly a feat of design. Few works of ...

Existential anxiety and giftedness seem to go hand in hand, which makes sense if you think of giftedness as, at least in part, a preoccupation with problem-solving. Death and life’s meaning are the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some situations can sometimes stir up feelings of existential panic. These moments, often unexpected, force you to confront big ...

Opening my social media feed, I’m often confronted with a jarring contrast: intense, diametrically opposed perspectives from different friends. The comments can be laced with insult, character attack ...

It’s been a difficult time lately for many families all over the world. As a retired teacher and simply an older human being, I love talking with young people. And believe me, they are talking! My ...

The automatic elevator stops with a jolt. The doors slide open, but instead of the accustomed exit, the passenger faces only a blank wall. His fingers stab at buttons: nothing happens. Finally, he ...

Existential America by George Cotkin Johns Hopkins University Press, 359 pp., $39.95 EXISTENTIALISM HIT AMERICA in the wake of World War II, primarily as an import from France. It struck on many ...

Existentialism is a philosophy that focuses on our freedom to find meaning and take responsibility for our actions. Existential therapy helps people cope with anxiety and make authentic choices by ...