Have (never) heard of existential therapy

Oops ok yes I have,,,just didn't put 2 + 2 together,,,had to look up exactly what existential therapy is. As soon as I saw Victor Frankl's name I flashed back to college and my existential phase in life.

Existentialists believe that our human capacity for self-awareness gives us possibilities for freedom - as we will realize that we are finite and time is limited, we have the potential and the choice to act or not to act, meaning is not automatic and we must seek it, and we are subject to loneliness, meaninglessness, guilt and isolation. Therefore, people are free to choose among alternatives available to them in living and have a large role in shaping their own personal destinies. The manner in which we live and what we become are results of our choices and people must take responsibility for directing their own lives.

Back to the origianl article,,, I sidetracked,,,

"It’s funny how we often prepare for other life events like exams or performances, court cases or giving birth. Yet when it comes to one of our most powerful life events – our death – we’d often rather look the other way.

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Existential therapy encourages us to brave this stuff. To look into the face of it and see what’s there. To truly know our own death as one of the ‘four existential givens’ or the four inevitabilities of our very existence (death, freedom/responsibility, isolation and meaning/meaninglessness). Existential therapy wants to know if understanding these ‘givens’ might change the way we’d choose to live."

Definitely something to ponder a bit more,,,though off the top, death holds no unknowns for me and I live my life accordingly.

Existential Therapy: What Can Death Teach Us About Life?