Group 16 started off with their skit on group therapy that was used to introduce the idea of the way that people go through their lives. One person was just going through the motions, another was just following what others said but was happy with the way things were going, and the last had a major conflict in his life that he overcame by himself. The funny thing and I even asked this is class, “Why would the last person be in a therapy session?” The last person had the ideal life and yet he was in therapy? There must be something else wrong with him.
The author of this section Victor E. Frankl came up with Logotherapy which helps with the existential ideas by helping a person find their meaning in life. Frankl was a holocaust surviver which caused him to have a hard time developing a sense of freedom. By the way, it seems like most existentialist go through some serious traumatic experiences. Anyway, Logotherapy seemed like an interesting way to seek help for depression.
The main thing that I want to discuss is the idea of the existential vacuum that people experience. The existential vacuum is the lack of instinct for what to do, no traditional way tells that person what to do, and sometimes this causes them not do anything. From this, people enter existential boredom where they think life is meaningless. Many people are afraid of the idea of living forever because of this existential boredom. People like to give excuses like family and friends will eventual die, and I will eventually lose all will to live… Those things happen regardless of how long a person lives. Professional athletes can have their life dreams taken away from injuries and many family members and friends will die in our lifetimes, but that does mean that you can not find meaning in life. Even if the whole world appears to be falling apart and nothing seems to matter, that doesn’t mean you should just give up. Just get back on your feet and search for a new calling in life, and I’m sure you’ll find it.
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