Does the future scare you?

[Labyrinth]

I have nightmares when I think about the future. I don't want to be in the same situation (or worse) in the next few years. Living alone and sick without any meaning, always empty and dissatisfied with oneself. I definitely need to change this.

I have nothing left to lose, and because I don't fear loss, I also don't fear risks -- the danger of risks is less than permanence. The hatred I feel for my cowardice is the propulsion of my courage. Knowing that I can die if I want to has made life more beautiful.

 

[lizzywizzy09]

I hear you. And I feel the same.

 

[azad]

yes the future is definitely going to be painful. i wish i can die soon

 

[astonishedturnip]

All the time. No excitement... Just dread for what can and will go wrong.

 

[Felodese]

I have trouble seeing any future at all really, it's just a wierd blur that I can't quite make out, and I have no idea what's coming. On the one hand I keep thinking I'll be dead soon anyway so the is no future, but on the other hand there's the panic of what it'll be like if I'm still alive - regardless of whether I'm better or worse off mentally, it's probably going to be hell.

 

[Mirrory Me]

I'm sorry you feel that way. I could see that you have the capacity to change a lot in your life.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

I'm not really scared of the future but I don't want to experience any further decline in my life quality. If it happens I'm prepared for it and I will know what to do. I still hope for a turnaround and luck in life again. Nothing to be scared of.

 

[hot]

yes

 

[ThatStateOfMind]

Honestly, no. I'm still goin through college and I feel like it might get better from here. Obviously, there's no guarantee. Worst case scenario, I graduate and can't find a job and then I'm in the same spot I was before college, but with a degree. Best case scenario, I get a job in my desired field, can afford to move out, and experience adulthood alone.

Ultimately, I'll cross that bridge when I get there :)

 

[thenamingofcats]

Yeah very much, especially growing political unrest.

 

[AtomicWaffles]

Yeah, also I really don't want to see my body age and wither away. It scares me.

 

[Eudaimonic]

Not especially, I expect that things will improve from here on out, though I am worried that in the end, it will be insufficient.

 

[fleetingnight]

I'm more scared of how quickly it's coming. Life is passing me by, it's scary

 

[Doctor Logan]

I'm scared things won't change and that I'll be trapped like this forever. Always alone and barely living with no friends. I know the issue is me but I just don't see a reason to continue when the world just makes me feel like it hates me

 

[AvwJ]

i'm scared, and i wish i had more control over my fear rather than letting it keep me stagnant cause i'm too scared of putting myself out there and getting hurt. it sounds like you are able to put your fear to good use as a motivator instead. i'm so glad for you and i hope i can get there too.

 

[Ambivalent1]

Learn to live in Day tight compartments. Close the door to the past and the future.

-Dale Carnegie Author of How to Win Friends and Influence People