After the brilliant early treatise of Kierkegaard and the groundbreaking, pioneering perspective of Freud, Rollo May takes a daring dive into the depths of modern man's existential anxiety, highlighting it as a source of life and creativity, insofar as it remains "normal" anxiety and does not lead individuals into the darkness of neuroses.

At the same time, he skillfully draws on the work of previous and contemporary researchers, but does not stay in theory. He complements the theoretical perspective with insightful studies of real cases, individuals who are more or less anxious due to life's circumstances, from different social and economic backgrounds, with varying levels of education and different conditions.

It is as if he is looking deeply into the soul of all of us, since no one can escape anxiety. Should we? We are still stuck in the irrational belief that "mental health is living without anxiety." It seems we are unaware that the illusion of a life without anxiety reveals a radical misunderstanding of reality. Anxiety has meaning. Although part of it can be destructive, another part can become constructive.

Rollo May