No mood...I don’t want to get up in the morning, go somewhere, do something. Why is all this? Life goes on, but it is gray and uninteresting. Nothing makes you happy...NOTHING MAKES SENSE. The crisis of loss of meaning, I think, is familiar to each of us. For example, when you have been working towards something for a long time, achieved it, put in all your strength and... nothing. No satisfaction, joy, plans. Emptiness. Or when you sincerely believed in something, but were disappointed. Or when something very important collapsed. The meaning of life is a rather fragile thing that eludes us all the time. Sometimes we manage to find something that becomes very important and moves us forward. And the next minute this important thing has already flowed away like sand through your fingers, leaving no trace. It is difficult to be in this semantic emptiness. After all, along with the meaning, the supports with which we support ourselves often disappear. So, I was recently reminded of one wonderful theory of the existentialist psychologist Irvin Yalom. In it, he talks about the universal components of meaning that you can cling to when everything is really bad inside. In fact, when observing my own similar state or working with clients in deep crisis, I often saw that intuitively we still cling to it. That is, this is one of those theories that you already know thanks to your inner wisdom. Yalom just formulated this, and I’m passing it on :) So, there are four foundations of meaning with which a person can support himself in a crisis.1. Altruism. This is not about helping someone in hopes of benefiting yourself (praise, status, absolution, etc.). The point here is to give freely because there is such a desire. Give love, warmth, tenderness, volunteer because you just want to. I would like to share this with someone. This kind of interaction forms strong social bonds. When you can still be for the sake of someone you love very much, who is important and needs your love. Remember any time you visit your parents, who are always trying to feed you and give you various gifts. Not because we really need a vintage floor lamp, a tapestry pillow and 18 jars of homemade jam. But because it is important for them to realize this desire to LOVE AND GIVE. This makes them feel more pleasant and calm. This also includes any helping volunteering, where there is an opportunity to share energy with those who need it.2. Dedication to the cause. The work you do can also be a great support in the absence of meaning. Starting with the fact that there is generally a reason to get out of bed and leave the house, because you still have to go to work, and people in crisis are not given sick leave. Ending with the fact that a person does a good deed, which cannot be done without him, of which he is a part. Remember Gosha’s phrase in the film “Moscow does not believe in tears”? “I love my job because when I get there, things that wouldn’t spin without me start spinning.” This is just an example of a firmly formed internal identity and a sense of the value of one’s business and one’s work. If a person has formed a professional identity, he feels that doing this business is good and natural for him, this is a very powerful support in times of crisis. No matter what state a person is in, if something is important to him, he will get up and go do it, which will be a step out of a crisis state. Another question is that the lack of that very “good thing” and understanding of who I am and what I want to do often becomes the cause of the crisis. But then, in our search for professional identity, the other three components will support us :)3. Hedonic decisions. This is the ability to experience joy and pleasure. Sometimes the simplest pleasures can restore a person's energy. Walking, delicious food, sex, music, cinema, sports, hobbies work wonders. Pleasure, joy and relaxation are what each of us must have. Even the smallest joys can bring us back to life. They are also an excellent prevention of professional burnout for those who.