Kierkegaard, the Anguish's School and Psychotherapy

This article aims to reveal the association established by Soren Kierkegaard, under his pseudonym Vigilius Haufniensis, between anguish and psychology. The psychology arises in this context as the science whose atmosphere is anguish. First, we present Haufniensis' considerations about anguish as an existential determination. Then, we illustrate anguish-specific expressions through a Grimm's fairy tale called John Without Fear. Notes that it is from the tension between the universal and the particular that arises, by a qualitative leap, the possibility of a singular existence. We considered anguish as the subject of this research to elucidate a proposal of psychotherapy based on the elements provided by Haufniensis. This psychotherapy does not judge nor theorize but sustains the space of existence where everything can appear possible.

Kierkegaard; Anguish; Psychoterapy; School