Coronavirus is an existential crisis that comes from an awareness of your own freedoms | Dr Sarb Johal

Book extract: A lot of things will change as a result of this pandemic and it's clear the recovery won't be marked by a discrete event

In 1844, Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard wrote: Whoever has learnt to be anxious in the right way, has learnt the ultimate."

I'm no Kierkegaard, but I think he may have been on to something. The anxiety we may be experiencing in these coronavirus times might be something that feels different, deeper, and beyond perhaps your usual fear or anxiety about day-to-day troubles. This feels more existential.