[Kitty_Kat]

Got your attention, didn't I?

Okay, but really. Pretty regularly, I am overcome by this suffocating sensation that the world will one day end and none of what we're doing right now will matter. Then it just gets me into this spiral where I'm wondering if what I do matters even if the world doesn't end because I'm only one person. And everyone else is wanting to matter so do I even matter to the people who matter to me? And is there even any point in thinking about it? And....it goes on and it's endless and exhausting.

I've come to understand that this is a typical cycle for disordered people, so how do you overcome it (if you ever get to feeling this way)? It happens at least weekly, so I'd love strategies to stop the thoughts in their tracks if anyone has ideas.

[gayleggg]

Yes, fear of the future, I know it well.

I try not to let myself think to far ahead of the present moment. It only causes me pain. I believe that if I do my best today maybe it will affect someone else in a positive way. If only one person is helped by my presence on this earth then it has been worth it, of course, I don't think I will ever know if I helped one person or many but I hope I have. If the world ends tomorrow I will be satisfied with my efforts.

[H-H-H-H]

Hello, Kitty_Kat. Helen Keller said:

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

We shall never know if we matter if we wonder rather than do what we might do.

[palerefraction]

I'll call my mom, I'll hold my boyfriend's hand, and hope it goes quick. Not much else you can do besides be with people you like, I guess.

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[Altered Moment]

I think they call it existential crisis. It is a form that effects some people who are more outward looking.

The world will most definitely end one day. Not in our life times or anytime soon. Someday the sun will explode.

Whether we matter or we make any difference in the big picture I think depends on your spiritual beliefs. A pure materialist we say the only thing that matters is the gene pool and the continuation of the species. Or an atheist might think that what matters is the difference you make in other peoples lives or the legacy you leave behind.

[-jimi-]

I'm sort of over the death of our solar system, but the thought of the universe itself as born to die can upset me quite a bit.

I don't know what to do about it. I know other universes can be born and that might give me some comfort.

[Kitty_Kat]

My boyfriend tells me all the time that I matter to him and that should be enough, but somehow it's not. And it's alarming to me that it's not. When I think of being old and dying, I think...there isn't enough time. I'm insignificant. And I can't stop it. Wish I could. :-/

[Altered Moment]

Originally Posted by Kitty_Kat

My boyfriend tells me all the time that I matter to him and that should be enough, but somehow it's not. And it's alarming to me that it's not. When I think of being old and dying, I think...there isn't enough time. I'm insignificant. And I can't stop it. Wish I could. :-/

You matter to the whole universe. Everything is connected.

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[LindaLu]

I'm reading novel, The Last Policeman. Great read and it describes how people will do crazy acting out things-- sex and drugs and suicide. When I was younger, alienated, abused I wanted to watch the world die around me. Now world really is going to pieces and I feel so sad for everyone. So I would probably withdraw if there were some pending apocalypse. I have no one in my life to reach out to and say goodbye.

What a sad topic!