angsts
Existential worry episodes
Angsts is the plural of angst, a deep, often unfocused anxiety or dread about existence or one's place in the world.
The plural typically refers to multiple instances or varieties of such feelings: teenage angsts, the usual existential angsts.
The word comes from German and carries a sense of brooding, philosophical worry rather than everyday nervousness.
Persistent mental unease
- worriesPersistent mental unease
- fearsFeelings of dread
- dreadsAnticipates with anxiety
- apprehensionsFearful anticipation of trouble
torments · agonies · distresses · unease · turmoil · suffering · neuroses · phobias
Lack of significance
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- nihilismRejection of objective meaning
- alienationState of being isolated
- mortalityState of eventual death
dread · nothingness · despair · isolation · purposelessness · Kierkegaard · Sartre · Heidegger
anxieties
Persistent mental unease
apprehensions · torments · agonies · distresses · unease · turmoil · suffering · neuroses · phobias · insecurities
meaninglessness
Lack of significance
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- nihilismRejection of objective meaning
- alienationState of being isolated
mortality · dread · nothingness · despair · isolation · purposelessness · Kierkegaard · Sartre · Heidegger · authenticity
teenage
Of youth, 13-19
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- identityWho someone is
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
hormones · brooding · melodrama · moodiness · sulking · growing · pains · puberty · insecurity · self-doubt
angstspeace
Freedom from disturbance
serenity · calm · tranquility · contentment · equanimity
angstsconfidence
Self-assurance or trust
security · peace of mind · inner peace · fulfillment · purpose
- teenage angstYouth's emotional turbulence
- teen angstYouthful existential distress
- existential angstDistress over life's meaninglessness