Proposal for an existential therapy based on the awareness of death and self-creation

This essay explores the foundations of an existential therapy grounded in the awareness of death and the process of self-creation. Also, this work explores how a person's encounter with mortality can act as a catalyst for creating a meaningful existence, drawing on the philosophical traditions of existentialism. The essay explores philosophical viewpoints from thinkers like Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Sartre and Camus, suggesting that accepting freedom, negotiating with the absurd, and deliberately forming one's narrative identity are the paths to self-creation and authenticity. In order to help people incorporate death awareness into their lives in a coherent way, like we will see in Heidegger, and without giving up on this personal project, it also looks at the therapeutic potential of irony and philosophical counseling. In spite of life's inherent uncertainties, the work seeks to provide a nuanced understanding of how existential therapy can enable people to face death, create a coherent sense of self, and live ethically.