Existential Crisis

"My youth is slipping away as time slips like a torrenting waterfall through my fingers towards inevitable death" -
Danisnotonfire who casually finds himself questioning the meaning of life in the hallway and/or staircase.

"He found himself having another existential crisis after questioning the meaning of his pointless life."

by onethiccpotato April 23, 2018

Existential Crisis

A deep, obsessive concern with unanswered questions about the meaning of life and existence, resulting in the disruption of one's daily life and characterized by long or short-lasting bouts of apathy and depression.

"Dude, what's up with Steve?"
"He's been reading a lot of Nietzsche and watching How the Universe Works on the Discovery Channel, now he's having an existential crisis."

by Jimmy Banks November 28, 2012

existential dead

Taking existential dread one step forward. The feeling when you're in a continuous existential crisis so you just go numb and "die" on the inside.

Just like you experience existential dread you also experience existential dead.

Sophie was in the final year of her STEM course and had realized that she would've been better off studying business but three years of chemistry had killed her on the inside and she was now going through existential dead.

by whackywizard May 27, 2021

existential crisis

It's when you begin to question meaning of life; meaning of your existence

I'm having an existential crisis; Everyone I know is going to die....I'm so alone in the world.

by Amy Blaze February 14, 2015

existentialism

Existentialism in its purest form is any philosophy which states that existence precedes essence; that is to say, that there is no inherent purpose in life (though normally this is not carried through to nihilism.). It also states that the physical world does not necessarily precede the conscious state, as a conscious mind must find itself in a world to attain consciousness in any meaningful state.

Nihilism is an extreme version of existentialism, as are most forms of solipsism.

by crabbadon November 4, 2007

the monkey no-monkey existential quagmire

1. an existential conundrum that involves both the strong desire to possess the monkey while simultaneously rejecting it.

2. an alternate state of consciousness in which one can both covet and despise the same object, idol, concept or place. may also apply to mommy, daddy, ABCs, elmo.

jack: "monkey."

jack: "NO MONKEY."

jack: "monkey."

daddy: "i believe we're stuck in the monkey no-monkey existential quagmire again."

by big poppa philosophical August 30, 2010

existentialism

A philosophy which emphasizes the importance of choice. It suggests that we only exist (as human beings) if we make our own decisions independently of outside influence. However, while this freedom allows us complete control over our own destinies, it also suggests that we are the sole control over our destinies and are, as a result, isolated from God, society, and ourselves. This leads many to the conclusion that existentialism is depressing.

Officer: go over there!

Guy1: No.

Guy2: Just do what he says man.

Guy1: No I believe in existentialism. I make my own decisions.

by ersher October 18, 2008