Is There a Meaning Behind Anxiety?

In an existentialist perspective, anxiety is not something to be cured. It's actually a teacher from which we learn a number of lessons about how to live a meaningful life. This doesn't mean, though, that existentialists are like, oh, let's just feel anxiety all the time. No, they do think tat there are ways to deal effectively with anxiety and move out of it as a conscious and overwhelming mood. But that is different from treating the symptoms.

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