04/09/2026
We are deeping it this Friday guys in the hopes of a dread-free weekend! 😅🥀☠️ Some brief & bitesize coping tips for anyone experiencing Existential Dread, Angst or Anxiety and even Chronophobia (i.e. fear of time passing)? ⏱️
Existential Dread is a profound, deep-seated feeling of anxiety, fear, unease, or despair that arises when a person confronts the fundamental uncertainties of human existence, the meaning of life, your place in the universe, and the reality of your own mortality.
I have been getting a bout of it all this week and I think I have worked out my triggers! I was recently back home in Ireland at my 25 year 🤯 University reunion prompting some midlife reflections, I thought/felt I was going to die several times riding the scariest rollercoasters at Emerald Park 🎢😱 with my nephews and then returned to Edinburgh to yet another start of a new season and term at Uni, I honestly don't know where the time goes! ⌛
When I reflect upon my fear of the end of life and death, I try to remind myself (in terms of my belief system) that at the end, we may not exist in conscious awareness to perceive non-existence, so why fear it? Though I still find it hard to contend with the potential impact of my death upon others but maybe this isn't for me to manage and I might try to outlive everyone anyway! 😅
It's amazing how just coming back to focusing in the present moment is really the solution for most mental suffering! 🙏 As well as knowing that you are not alone and these are just feelings passing through! And I really feel we should be talking about all this more, even the taboo topics, share the load, know that it is all normal. Are there Existential Dread cafes? 😅
I hope you have a burden-free w.end where you can! I booked another loch sauna in beautiful scenery to make the most of the sunny weather and in some ways, my life as I really feel I am living well when I take off for these adventures in my van, thus reducing dread somewhat! What actions will you take to reduce yours?
