Panicked Behaviour

My late wife Mirjam often used the term Torschlusspanik with reference to her ministering and counselling. It originates in the daily closing of the city gates in the Middle Ages. A famous example of panic at the closing of the city gates is that of Hamburg in 1808. It is the fear that one might miss something -- which results in various forms of panicked behaviour. One's youth might soon be spent, one might miss true love, one might miss one's purpose in life, and so on. OBSERVATION: According to the Bible, the worst case of Torschlusspanik is Satan.