Adolescence is an Existential Crisis
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6 min readMar 12, 2023
The term “existential crisis” evokes powerful recognition across time and culture. Reckoning with our own mortality has profound implications for how we live: how we navigate meaning, freedom, and personal responsibility.
These themes are often associated with so-called midlife crises. At this juncture, adults come crashing headlong into harsh reminders of mortality, like retirement or caring for…
