Meaning
From Psychology Today - [1]
To Dr. Frankl, the problems of aggression, addiction, and depression could be traced, in large part, to an “existential vacuum” or perception that one’s life, including one’s work life, appeared to be meaningless. He observed that the existential vacuum was a widespread phenomenon of the 20th Century and underscored that these conditions were not truly understandable, let alone “treatable,” unless the existential vacuum underlying them was recognized.
- 4% of people are depressed worldwide [2]
- 1 in 5 will have major depressive episode in high school [3]
- 8% adults are depressed today in the USA, and 30% will be at some point [4]
More
- Death, the Crisis of Meaning, and Capitalism - [5]. Good excerpt on the problem with a Scientific Explanation of Loss of Meaning, which includes Gabor Mate
