> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 1 topic, 1 evergreen</em></s> #### [[What is the psychological origin of existential dread]] #TO/PONDER/IDEA What is [[existential dread]]? Human's are not unfamiliar to feelings and [[emotions]] that they cannot explain: [[Human's will find explanations for inexplainable things]] Having a [[sense of impending doom]] is a recognized symptom of medications like [[Adenosine]] and often precedes death. This is a physical version of existential dread though, and what most people experience is mainly intellectual. > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#294293306q]] [[self-awareness]] likely makes humans more prone to existential dread. - probably explained by:: [[Anxiety is a defense-mechanism of the brain]] which works with:: [[You don't want to jump off the cliff you're just afraid of falling]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[existential dread]], [[Psychology]]