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There’s a name for that overwhelming sense of nothingness you’re feeling right now. It’s called languishing, and it feels like we’re all in a state of suspended animation.
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Languishing has become a real thing that could easily be mistaken for clinical depression but it is different, says Dr. Sanam Hafeez, an NYC neuropsychologist.
“It’s not actual sadness but the lack of feeling joy about one’s life. It’s basically a huge case of the blahs. It’s the opposite of flourishing and waking up in the morning with excitement and exuberance,” says Hafeez, of comprehendthemind.com and faculty member of Columbia University.
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The coronavirus outbreak hasn’t worsened ageism – instead, it’s laid bare our harmful ageist culture that has gone unchallenged for way too long, says activist Ashton Applewhite. Ageism activist and author Ashton Applewhite. Photo by Adrian-Buckmaster /Ashton Applewhite
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And that exposure is a good thing: “The crisis has brought age, aging and oldness out of the dark corners and into the centre of the damn room,” says the ageism disruptor and author, “and it’s giving us an extraordinary opportunity to build on that awareness – to mobilize against ageism and change its course. I just wish it hadn’t taken this hideous human cost …”