First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety—A Personal Journey Through Anxiety and Self-Discovery

by Sarah Wilson

IT’S THE MOST INCREDIBLE RELIEF TO KNOW THAT WE’RE ALL WEARING masks . . . and to see them slip on others. Oh, sweet Jesus, we’re not alone! We’re in this together! It’s not a mean-spirited schadenfreude; it’s the ultimate connection.

To put it bluntly, as Jean-Paul Sartre did at some point, unlike a table or garlic crusher or whatever, which has a comfortingly obvious purpose, we don’t know why we exist.