What is ANGST?

The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as: "Anxiety, anguish, neurotic fear; guilt, remorse."

Webster's 9th Collegiate Dictionary defines it as: "A feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity."

So what is ANGST WRITING? Angst is a form of writing that encompasses many other styles (prose, poetry, letters. etc.). Angst work is a particular type of work that is used by the author to "vent" his or her emotions. It usually tends to be a darker, more passionate form of writing, that used to express the individual at one of his/her darkest times.

How do we write angst? You don't just sit down one day and say; "Hey, I think I'll write some angst work." Angst is a by-product of what the author is feeling. It focuses usually on what the author feels is wrong, or what has made him/her angry. When I took a random survey of about one hundred people, and asked four main questions:

One; do you write?
Two; have you ever heard of Angst, or Angst writing?
Three; have you ever written angst work?
Four; what influenced you to do so?

Although my answers were pretty varied, I narrowed down them down to percentages.

Question one: "Do you write?"

Although this question caused great controversy, among the interviewees, I still figured out the percent to be roughly 86% of the people asked.

Question two: "Have you ever heard of angst?"

When asking this question I received many blank stares, and alarmingly only 38% of the people asked, knew what angst was.

Question three: "Have you ever written angst work?"

Sadly only 27% of those who have heard of angst claim to have written angst works.

Question four: "What are your influences?"

I was given many answers to this one, but the most frequent one was music. Coming in second was parents. Third was being meaningless. Fourth was hate, And fifth was the influence of others writings. Overall the answers on the survey were pretty varied, but maybe this surveys could be used by some of you to help you, learn more, or maybe write your own angst.

"The Importance of Angst is that we all embrace angst here. It is what defines our existence. After all, what use would life be if everything was easy and there was nothing to worry about? Angst is a necessary element in the growth and development of any human being. It is what builds character; it provides contrast and depth to the human experience. Angst, at its simplest, is that which makes us human."

As humans we have to experience some form of angst. But many of us choose to vent his with our writings, some succeed, some do not. Either way we tried.

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