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It’s human nature to try to insulate yourself from the unpleasant realization that death comes for all of us eventually.
Don’t medicalize all anguish and existential despair, says a registered psychotherapist. Consider earlier traumas and 7 books about suffering and survival.
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Professor of Psychology, Skidmore College
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Assistant Professor of Mental Health & Wellness; Registered Psychotherapist, Western University
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Professor of Social Psychology, University of Arizona
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Associate Professor of Social Science and Policy, UCL
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Research Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Lecturer in Sociology, Deputy Director of the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course, University of Liverpool
