Existential dread refers to a  deep, often overwhelming sense of  

存在恐懼是指

unease or anxiety about the meaning,  choice, and freedom in one's life.

對生命的意義、選擇和自由產生一種深深的、常常壓倒性的不安或焦慮感。

It emerges from existential philosophy,  where thinkers like Søren Kierkegaard,  

它源自於存在主義哲學，索倫·克爾凱郭爾、

Jean-Paul Sartre, and Friedrich Nietzsche explored  themes of isolation, freedom, and meaninglessness.

讓·保羅·薩特和弗里德里希·尼采等思想家探索了孤立、自由和無意義的主題。

This feeling can occur when an individual  confronts aspects of existence that are inherently  

當一個人面對存在本身

complex or absurd, particularly the inevitability  of death, the freedom to make life choices,  

複雜或荒謬的方面時，尤其是死亡的不可避免性、做出生活選擇的自由

and the seeming insignificance of individual  actions in the larger scope of the universe.

以及個人行為在更大的宇宙範圍內看似微不足道時，就會出現這種感覺。

People experiencing existential dread might  question the purpose of their actions,  

經歷存在恐懼的人可能會質疑自己行為的目的，

doubt the value of their choices, or feel  disconnected from the world around them.

懷疑自己選擇的價​​值，或感到與周遭的世界脫節。

This can lead to existential crisis,  

這可能會導致生存危機，

where one's foundations of identity  and meaning are profoundly shaken.

一個人的身分和意義的基礎受到深刻動搖。

Coping with such feelings often involves  seeking personal meaning through philosophy,  

應對這種感受通常需要透過哲學、

religion, personal relationships, or  therapy. The goal is not to eliminate  

宗教、人際關係或治療來尋求個人意義。我們的目標不是消除

such concerns but to find ways  to live with them constructively.

這些擔憂，而是找到建設性地解決這些擔憂的方法。