ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Liminality

Liminality is a feeling of being in between two different things. Imagine you're standing in a doorway between one room and another. You might feel like you're in between both rooms. That feeling of being in between places is called liminality. Liminality can happen in more ways than just physical places, though. It can also be experienced when you are in between two different states of life, like being a teenager and an adult, or being an employee and a boss. Liminality can also be felt mentally- like when you don't know what to believe or feel anymore. You're in between two different ways of looking at life, of feeling. Liminality can be a good or a bad feeling- it all depends on how you look at it.