An existential crisis can occur in any period of our lives, especially if this period is associated with some kind of severe emotional upheaval and the loss of the usual values and meanings that a person previously lived.
During this period, a person begins to ask questions of a deeply existential nature: “what is the meaning of my life?”, “How did this world come about?”, “Is there a creator God?”, “Is there life after death?”. And since it is hardly possible to find an unambiguous and satisfying answer to such philosophical questions, a crisis ensues in which a person experiences anxiety and psychological discomfort, and in more advanced cases even depression.
You have an existential crisis if you:
- realize that your life is meaningless
- meditate on your own mortality, the afterlife, and these thoughts haunt you
- feel isolated and lonely
- you have: disorientation, anxiety, depression, aggression, mood swings,
- observe changes in interaction with society, in professional activity, in the motivational sphere
Finding themselves in this state, some people begin to look for answers in religious books and on the Internet, especially desperate and vulnerable can get into a sect or in an anti-social group. But such a path is doomed to destructive consequences, in order to get out of the crisis with a new, constructive attitude towards yourself and the world around you, you need to know some effective principles for overcoming it:
- Watch your thoughts, do not let them take hold of you, again and again cause feelings of anxiety and anxiety. As soon as you notice that this happened - be distracted, direct all your attention and energy to some activity. Ideally, find an activity that will captivate you so much that all the negative energy by the type of sublimation will be redirected to the form of activity that you are passionate about.
- Think about the positive side of the crisis, about the appearance of qualitatively new changes that make up the meaning of each critical period. It is he who can lead to the transformation of the psyche and consciousness of the order that is evolutionarily necessary for man.
- In conclusion, for a successful and irrevocable exit from the existential crisis, it is necessary to resolve all the issues that concern you. Deep inside, understand that subsequently, spending your life on such thoughts, which bring only concern, and unambiguous answers to which are unlikely to be found, you are missing the moment of a full living of the present.