Apocalypse feelings

[Habada]

Anyone else feel we're on the brink of an apocalypse?
Is this post covid creeps or actually genuinely probably happening?
I had a major wobble a year before covid where I was suffering panic attacks and rationally knew nothing was wrong but every morning my brain thought we were all going to die from something unknown 😂
I am on antidepressants and have been for a while, maybe they're not working for me anymore, or is this genuinely the state of play i.e. world is going to shit?!

Is there anyone out there who feels everything is normal, hunky dory as it was pre covid? I can't help feeling something huge and devastating is around the corner.

I know what you mean. I'm 52 and the world definitely felt a much safer place 20 years ago.

Maybe speak to your gp about changing your antidepressants dose or even a different one

I felt this way and watching the news everyday didn't help one bit

Thanks both.
@theniceunderstandingone yeah I was wondering about dosage. I don't really want to mess with the type. I've got young children so couldn't deal with any derailments if a different type didn't work. Do you feel everything is fine then?

No. You're fine. You genuinely live in one of the safest places, at one of the safest times, in history.

We did COVID. We got a vaccine, weathered the storm. Bloody good for us. Yay science.

@MrsTerryPratchett thank you. I'm genuinely sitting here in tears unable to sleep!

@Habada oh yes I understand. I had that once when I changed one and had a reaction.

Not always, I have a few wobbles when some new disaster has happened in the world but I have to tell myself there is nothing I can physically do to stop "said disaster/health crisis/terrorist act etc" from happening and the more I think about those things the worse I will get for me and the children.
I focus on me and the kids and keeping us as healthy and happy as possible.

Sorry if that didn't help much

@theniceunderstandingone thank you so much for your reply. Yeah I need to go back into the family bubble and turn off all news sources I think. Thank you.

you are welcome @Habada
try and have a lovely weekend
TC

We just got through covid, and monkey pox is on the rise.
Our weather is wonky, our waters polluted, and and farming has become so industrialized that it's barely recognizable.
Our healthcare system is on its knees, the shortage of elder care, home care , mental health support, and such is growing.
Interest rates are rising, at a time when there is a lack of affordable housing.
Sex crimes continue, in the church, in schools, in clubs, in our homes, our children are abused, and the abusers might get a short sentence in a broken prison system, if at all.
There are wars going on around us, with ever increasing hostilities from Russia and China.
Politicians are failing us, repeatedly, while raking in the perks and pensions.

It's hard to stay positive, and not worry, when faced with this.

The 24 hr bombardment by the media doesn't really help does it op. I think there have been bleak times in history but people weren't having all of it rammed down their throats all the time by the Internet. The media love a dramatic headline at the moment as well. I would recommend stepping away from it all and just living your life for a bit to help you feel less anxious op.

You are not totally off the wall here. There are a lot of challenges right now that we can't do anything about, post Covid and the war in Ukraine and inflation. All you can do is try to be prepared and just make an effort not to contribute to the stress and anxiety everyone else is experiencing. Take care of yourself and try to interact with everyone else in a decent manner and hopefully you can try and shift the energy in the space around you.

Covid, Monkeypox, Ukraine, now China, recession, draught, etc....

Turn off the news and it all goes away.

I’d there anything in particular you’re worrying about with these apocalypse feelings? If so, I’d break it down.

If it’s re energy cost - start a specific thread to get detailed advice.

If it’s re interest rate rises, again, start a specific thread to narrow down advice.

Similarly, there will be threads re cooking on a budget, how to save/earn money etc.

It can definitely feel overwhelming when looking at everything we’re bombarded with. But breaking it down into manageable chunks should help - look at each one individually, find the best solution and then move on to the next.

I have anxiety and I've learned that when I feel anxious "something" is going to happen and then it does it reinforces my belief that I "sense" things. While in reality all the times I feel anxious but nothing happens, I forget about those times. So I always feel like I can "sense" things. Having Covid happen when you "sensed something coming" now has you panicked that your anxiety is telling you something. But maybe look back and think, have there been times you felt this way and nothing happened?

We are all in the gutter
but some of us are looking at the stars.

Oscar Wilde.

I grew up in the 70s - we had Vietnam, the US-Soviet nuclear standoff and the terrorist groups were everywhere - PLO, Baader-Meinhof, Red Army Faction, the IRA.

Add on to that the deranged nihilism of the Khmer Rouge, the Iranian Revolution and the fact that most Latin American and African countries were ruled by dictators who ranged from mildly bad to psychopathic.

This decade ain't so bad

Turn off the news.

I e never know the air to be so dry ( south East )
Got back home and usually after a week away you have to cut the grass , but it hasn't grown at all. No such if any rain and the water is becoming scarce.

The news is grim , especially about heating bills and fuel prices.
Everything has felt different since the pandemic and the last two years have been strange.

I'm with ManAboutTown. I am in my sixties. I think as you get older, usually you tend to think 'here we go again'.

In my lifetime I have survived the Cold War (flipping terrifying), really high inflation, interest rates that rose something like 8% in one day (Black Wednesday I think they called it). Various wars around the world. Terrorist attacks from various groups. It goes on and on.

My first husband was in the Army. I stopped watching the news during the Falklands Conflict as he was away and the news was driving me mad with fear. Can honestly say I have never looked back. In this day and age you won't miss anything important, so thats the first thing to do.

All you can control is what is happening in your little world right now. You can't change what has passed, you have little control over the future. Look after yourself and your family and do the best you can for them. If you have the time, energy and inclination you could join action groups, get an allotment, go through your finances with a fine toothed comb, anything to make you feel a bit more in charge of your own destiny.

My eldest suffers from anxiety and it is crippling so I do understand. I hope you are able to find a way to some peace.

I’m another one who says step away from the news.

You say you have young children then step into their world.
Find a dandelion and watch the amazement on their face when you blow the fairies away.
Get some water and splash it around. Do some painting with them, feed the birds.
Just see how magical the world can be through a young child’s eyes.

Definitely stop watching the news. Are you able to concentrate and read? Listen to fun podcasts or audio books?
Avoid the negative stories and try and do some nice things to distract yourself.

Turn off the news.
We’ve managed to get through stuff in the past, we will get through this, then other things will happen in the future that we will get through. Just keep going.

@Greebosmum - it's an age thing isn't it. You're a bit older than me (not much) and we have lived through a lot of shit. I'm guessing if you husband was in the military around the time of the Falklands there was also the shadow of Northern Ireland which was a big problem back then.

My main worry now is what world will my kids end up in living in - things like identity politics are killing Western society