existential dysphoria (ED)
noun. a mental issue that should be proposed for the next edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of psychological disorders. refers to the state of not-knowing-what-the-fuck-to-do-with-life-or-what-life-is, and is often uncompanied by distressing feelings of meaninglessness. ED is commonly found in twentysomethings, but can affect an individual at any life stage; the rate of ED in children is rising at an alarming rate. ED can trigger any number of existing disorders from panic attacks to depression to mania, making an "issue" the appropriate category. Existential dysphoria is NOT to be confused with the other ED, erectile dysfunction, though it is rumored that the two are comorbid in 2% of the population. and if that's you, yes, you are a freak. the authorities say so.
posted by Econovore @ 11:26:00 PM
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As a licenced clinical metaphysian, I find this condition to be present in the majority of my patients and consider it a particularly pernicious affective disorder. I have had moderate sucess with "Herbal Ingestion Therapy"(HIT)treatments, however when ED is accompanied by paranoia HIT is contraindicated.
Divine peace be upon truth seekers. I am an orthodox Muslim electrical engineer and while trying to verbalize my psychological state today based on Quran 90:4 I came up with this word in my mind, because I think dysphoria is an inescapable condition of our existence. An Ishmaelite saint Thabit Al-Bunani said: A felt dysphoria(kabad) during prayers for twenty years, and for the next twenty years I felt euphoria during prayers. I enjoyed the sarcasm :)
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