No matter how carefully you construct your life and attempt to protect it, you could lose everything without warning. This thought might terrify you. That's absolutely normal. If you spend a lot of time considering this possibility, it's only natural you'll start to feel upset or afraid.

Is it normal to have existential questions?

“An existential crisis is a normal transitional phase that many people experience,” says psychologist Susan Albers, PsyD.

Why do people have existential thoughts?

A few causes of an existential crisis may include: guilt about something. losing a loved one in death, or facing the reality of one's own death. feeling socially unfulfilled.