Jan Gerber: When the fear of dying stops you from living – Irish Independent

Our CEO, Jan Gerber, was recently featured in an opinion piece in the Irish Independent, cited as having coined the term “longevity fixation syndrome” to describe the anxiety-driven compulsion to monitor and control every aspect of life in pursuit of living longer.

The article takes a sharp and witty look at the world of biohacking and the growing obsession with longevity, asking whether the relentless pursuit of a longer life may actually be draining the joy from it. Drawing on voices from psychiatry alongside Jan’s clinical observations, it raises an important question: when health becomes a full-time occupation, do we risk losing sight of what made life worth extending in the first place?

To read the full piece, you can find the article here.