A
period in which you contemplate the
meaning of life, your purpose in life, the inevitability of death, etc.
This can last from a few minutes up to a month. Best done lying on your tummy face down on a flat surface (usually the ground) with hands by sides. Can occur at any time during the day.
Most commonly occurs among people in their 20s as they have just become
free and are living their own lives and making decisions which will impact them in the long run.
Made popular by Dan Howell (danisnotonfire)
Existential Crisis 1: *lying on the floor at the
bottom of the stairs* "Life is so pointless. I work so hard to further my career and have a life when really it'll all be worth
nothing because I'll just die. Is this really what I want to be doing?"
Existential Crisis 2: "Making some
cereal.... Why do I exist? Life is pointless."