How the Cultural Unconscious Explains Why Things Feel Bleak

Psychology Today | 02.11.2026 20:19
Recently, many patients have expressed that things feel heavy and bleak now in the world. There seems to be “something in the air.” What they’re speaking to is a general cultural angst whereby people feel grim about a lot of things—the economy, racism, sexual violence, politics, the environment, and more. This cultural angst is the felt mood or experience of our times. While not everyone feels somber, my patients are naming something real.
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