Does anyone else feel it?

[BelkiraHoTep]

I had therapy today, and we were talking about this sense of *something* in the air. Like something is coming, or something is looming, or waiting for the other shoe to drop. I’ve been feeling it, but it’s been kind of in the background, because no one else in my “real” life (versus internet life) is into the metaphysical, and so no one else is really talking about it. But my therapist, who *is* more into the metaphysical (and encouraged me to be, which has been an amazing safe space and I really appreciate it) says that her other friends who are more open are discussing it, and her other friends who are not… well, just don’t talk about it. Or maybe they’re not feeling it?

I don’t know. I’m not sure what it is or how to put my finger on it. So I was just curious if everyone is feeling this weird, heavy *something* in the air.

Discussion

[crazymissdaisy87]

Of course somethings in the air – russia, iran, roe v wade, recession, and who knows what else is happening politically. Everyones very anxious right now and it spreads

[daisy-seaworth]

I think we’re tapping into a collective anxiety. Anyone who has the ability to look at how things are and extrapolate how they will be if nothing changes – we, in a sense, can feel that something bad is going to happen. To the economy, environment, political climate, weather, everything is increasingly unprecedented and I think we can feel that neglect and impending doom as a result.

[Pure-Kaleidoscop]

Yes, I have experienced pervasive and unending feelings of doom ever since November 9, 2016.

[Exemplris]

Be the other shoe that drops.

[Inner_Department3]

I am extremely concerned that we are watching Handmaid’s Tale unfold in real time…and that’s just in the US.

If not that, then I am at least concerned that there will be some sort of government coup. It’s been setting up nicely for those who want it to happen…

[cotecoyotegrrrl]

As above, so below. Equinox is a time when the world literally hangs in the balance between darkness and light, spiritually as well as physically, before everything changes. Autumn can be particularly heavy. Even if you are not Wiccan, but you live in the Northern Hemisphere, the Celtic/Wiccan Wheel of the year cuts the year into 6 week segments, and observing them in some way helps us to align our energy with what will be happening in the seasons of the Earth.

[Past-Donut3101]

I don’t know how old you are, but I grew up technically in the Cold War (just, I was 15 when the Berlin Wall fell). Nuclear armageddon wasn’t exactly a constant fear at that point, but the last week or two has certainly re-awakened some “Oh. Maybe we *will* all die next week” feelings. As other people have said – if you’re not fucking terrified at the moment (of all of it), you’re probably not paying attention. Italy’s election result, for example.

[pixieflip]

In regards to my personal life, I’ve honestly been feeling like the negativity is lifting. I’ve felt like I was being suffocated by everything, especially during summer. (I hate summer heat.) Everyone and everything was just pushing down on me and everything was so garish and blinding. But recently, I’ve been going forward and it’s been breezy and cooler and I’m getting back outdoors and I’m accomplishing things at work. I wish I had more of an effect on the whole world around me, but I don’t. I have effect on my world. I try to make the world around me better and brighter, and I can only do that when I’m brighter and healthier.

[Burned_Biscuit]

Anyone not feeling it isn’t really paying attention and/or is good at “focusing on the positive.”

While it may be true that “things are better now than at any time in human history,” human life on planet Earth is on a downward slide and the slide is picking up speed. Period.

There’s a movement in the therapy community to provide appropriate care for depressive realism because traditional methods ask patient and therapist to ignore or learn to ignore many truths and realities. The movement seeks to learn and help patients learn to find some happiness or peace or purpose IN SPITE of, or IN THE MIDST of, certain realities…not how to deny or ignore them.

[Rina_Strawberry]

I’ve had anxiety all my life and it’s amped up recently. The people here who are just now sensing it are eight to 10 years too late to the anxiety party.

I don’t want to legitimate this fatalistic negativity, I’m sorry. I’m anxious enough as it is.

If big change is coming, that’s good. This period mirrors, in my mind, the period in history when Rome wanted to conquer the Saxons and Celts, but couldn’t. The Roman empire inevitably fell. This was good because our modern world slowly formed in its wake. The world is changing. It has to. I don’t need to be a psychic to sense it.

[eirilyn]

I don’t know how to explain this. I’m so horrible at words but I’ve had this persistent feeling of dread for a long time now and even more so lately.

I feel compelled to make myself a safe space, nesting almost. My husband thinks it’s the impending fall coziness setting in but really it’s this need to feel safe, secure, comforted, and loved because I just feel so out of control, unsafe, and anxious over the state of the world.

[Jacobysmadre]

My mother and I (we’re both Scorpios and intuitive about different things) we’re JUsT talking about this last night. I keep having a nervous stomach. Also, the feeling of being on a roller coaster where your heart “tingles”. It is strange; definitely very strange..

[haydevrz]

I’ve seen too many memes saying:Turns out I don’t have a spidey sixth sense, feeling like someonething bad is about to happen is called anxiety.
Your therapist’s believes should not influence you in any way, and if you feel even a little pressured to feel like it’s something metaphysical because they would feel like you are refusing to believe, get another one.

[ever_so_loafly]

i don’t know if i’m feeling the same thing, but i’m in the middle of some major inner work to shed the old in preparation for something new coming and i am increasingly feeling an unbearable sense of urgency in that work, like there’s a deadline.

but then this could be entirely personal issues. some personally significant dates are coming up for me.

[AnalogousToad]

something, it is not set, there are storms on the horizon, but they are not the whole, and the whole could be good