The modern self experiences suffering without naming a specific cause.

Evidence

If it is clear to our well-trained eyes that mental pathology is synonymous with psychological suffering, this has certainly not always been the case. The contemporary individual can say: “I suffer” rather than just “I suffer from…” — Alain Ehrenberg, The Weariness of the Self, 174

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Neurosis gave ordinary people a language for their suffering. — Alain Ehrenberg, The Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing…, 262; Depression as identity crisis began with the bourgeoisie. — Alain Ehrenberg, The Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing…, 262; The inner life depends on collective institutions that give it language — Alain Ehrenberg, The Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing…, 530 (+2 more)