Adoecimento existencial e a drogadição : uma abordagem existencial fenomenológica

Abstract

This work explores the relationship between existential illness and drug addiction from a phenomenological-existential perspective. Based on fundamental concepts from phenomenology and the existential approach, it investigates how existential emptiness, anguish, and disconnection from the world can lead individuals to seek relief or temporary meaning through drug use. It also analyzes how drug addiction can be understood as a manifestation of human suffering in the face of difficulties in finding authenticity and purpose in life. Divided into four chapters, the study examines fundamental concepts such as affective tonalities, the role of the other in the construction of the self, and the malaise of contemporaneity. The qualitative approach prioritizes the analysis of human experience, emphasizing modes of being and possibilities for transforming existence in the face of psychological suffering. The objective is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of drug addiction, offering insights for more integrated and humanized clinical interventions. The study also highlights the importance of a therapeutic approach that embraces the subject in their entirety, considering their affective tonalities and existential possibilities as starting points for reclaiming their autonomy and sense of being.