In psychology circles, death anxiety is called thanatophobia. Freud coined the term in a two-part 1915 essay, Thoughts for the Time on War and Death. He named it after Thanatos, the Greek god whose job it was to let mortals know it was their time to die. It’s strange that Freud wouldn’t have named death anxiety—a full-blown phobia that can induce terror—
What Does It Mean to Fear Death?
What Does It Mean to Fear Death?
What Does It Mean to Fear Death?
In psychology circles, death anxiety is called thanatophobia. Freud coined the term in a two-part 1915 essay, Thoughts for the Time on War and Death. He named it after Thanatos, the Greek god whose job it was to let mortals know it was their time to die. It’s strange that Freud wouldn’t have named death anxiety—a full-blown phobia that can induce terror—