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Mexican philosophers have a word for what you're feeling right now

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By Carlos Sanchez, Carlos Sánchez Verified, Francisco Gallegos
| Houston Chronicle Verified
"Zozobra" is the soul-sickness that comes from cracks in the frameworks of meaning that we rely on to make sense of our world — the shared understanding of what is real and who is trustworthy, what risks we face and how to meet them, what basic decency requires of us and what ideals our nation aspires to. ryasick/Getty Images Ever had the feeling that you can’t make sense of what’s happening?
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Mexico has a word for the anxiety that comes with US elections-Zozobra

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By Carlos Sanchez, Carlos Sánchez Verified, Francisco Gallegos
| ThePrint Verified
Ever had the feeling that you can’t make sense of what’s happening? One moment everything seems normal, then suddenly the frame shifts to reveal a world on fire, struggling with war, climate change and political violence and upheaval. That’s “zozobra,” the peculiar form of anxiety that comes from being unable to settle into a single point of view, leaving you with questions like: Is it a lovely autumn day, or an alarming moment of converging historical catastrophes?
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Is the election making you feel adrift and wobbly? That’s ‘zozobra’

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By Carlos Sanchez, Carlos Sánchez Verified, Francisco Gallegos
| Daily Maverick Verified
Ever had the feeling that you can’t make sense of what’s happening? One moment everything seems normal, then suddenly the frame shifts to reveal a world on fire, struggling with war, climate change and political violence and upheaval. Don't want to see this?
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