In the face of existential anxiety it may be tempting to fret over smaller details but there are positive steps we can take to prepare for a world that may change at any moment
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The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work
Since the United States and Israel attacked Iran, my therapy rooms have been flooded with clients talking about the possibility of a world war and the widespread perception that we stand at a perilous tipping point in history. People are dealing with this differently, with some sanguinely shrugging and accepting they can’t change matters so there’s little point worrying, while others fret and compulsively check the news. Many describe a sense of strong doom.
I too have experienced a similar awareness that the global order has changed irrevocably, with the same uncertainty as my clients are describing.