Why Does It Feel Like We Are Living in the Worst of Times?
Psychology Today | 08.10.2026 23:53
There’s a palpable sense that we’re living through unprecedentedly dangerous and uncertain times, with roughly a third of Americans today believing the world will end in their lifetime. But is this doomsday thinking grounded in reality? Or are there psychological mechanisms that lead almost every generation to feel they are living through the worst period in history?
