u/caralawrence

About 2 months ago, I watched a video about quantum physics- I had watched similar content before. I don’t know why but all of a sudden this crushing realization of death and time and the quickness of it hit me. That I would die, my family and loved ones- all gone. And it would happen sooner than I thought. I’m in my early 20s but this panic of how older people speak about time flying, I felt like I would blink and be 80. I also felt despair about not believing in some form of afterlife and that all this is meaningless. That when my loved ones left me then they would truly be gone. It’s brutal. I would rather have some sort of faith but I didn’t have any to hold onto. Since then I’ve been in a constant state of anxiety. Even when I’m occupied or at work or with family it’s in the back of my head. I feel like I’ll never be truly happy again, I feel like I’m already grieving my loved ones who are still here. I don’t know how to escape this hole I’ve fallen into.

About 2 months ago, I watched a video about quantum physics- I had watched similar content before. I don’t know why but all of a sudden this crushing realization of death and time and the quickness of it hit me. That I would die, my family and loved ones- all gone. And it would happen sooner than I thought. I’m in my early 20s but this panic of how older people speak about time flying, I felt like I would blink and be 80. I also felt despair about not believing in some form of afterlife and that all this is meaningless. That when my loved ones left me then they would truly be gone. It’s brutal. I would rather have some sort of faith but I didn’t have any to hold onto. Since then I’ve been in a constant state of anxiety. Even when I’m occupied or at work or with family it’s in the back of my head. I feel like I’ll never be truly happy again, I feel like I’m already grieving my loved ones who are still here. I don’t know how to escape this hole I’ve fallen into.

I’m not very smart and pretty uneducated in anything regarding science so I’m sorry if this is a silly question. I just want to know why we as a species evolved to feel emotions so strongly. Sometimes it’s great but when it comes to negative emotions like sadness or grief it becomes debilitating. Some people just stop functioning due to their emotions/mind- nothing physically wrong with them. I can’t see how emotions to this level would be beneficial. Some days all I can do is be consumed with anxiety.

I’m 22 and have been having panic attacks lately about my parents aging. My mom is 50 now and she is the most important person in my life I couldn’t live without her and I love her so much. I just panic so much lately and I feel like I’m already grieving her when she’s still here. It’s silly I know and I should just enjoy the time I have now but this feeling is constantly around me. I don’t know what to do. How did aging allow you to accept your parents passing on?

As this is a subreddit for skeptics I thought it would be fun to talk about all the crazy mysteries of life. As skeptics we all tend to find a logical answer and reason for what we would consider extraordinary. But what is something you’ve seen that left you wondering without any possible explanation?

Edit: I’m getting very little fun answers :/ (I should’ve known better)

Kind of disappointed. It felt like I was branching out by being open to spirituality and psychics/mediums. I hadn’t originally booked the session to connect with the dead I went for some spiritual guidance. I originally had my tarot cards read which was accurate so we started off great. Went quickly down hill when she started channeling spirits of my passed loved ones. I’m thankful to have very little loved ones who have passed. She started off asking if my grandmother had passed… nope. She then saw a male figure-father figure, asked if it was my dad… nope. Then I told her it could be my great uncle (literally the only male I know who has passed) and she clung to that. She started telling me he loved to tell stories and was a character which was true and I was getting interested. Then she told me he was a huge womanizer and loved checking out women… He was gay.

Anyways there were lots of other misses throughout the session. Just feeling deflated about mediums as I was super interested. Is this normal? Should I keep trying?

My friend’s birthday is coming up and she’s always wanted to see a psychic. Does anyone know of any good psychics to go to in the area. Not looking for someone who charges 300$ per session also lol.

And of course because this is reddit I will add that if you’re just going to comment something condescending about how psychics are all scammers just don’t bother. My friend wants to see one so I’m gonna make it happen- nothing wrong with a little whimsy in life.

Had this question after watching and listening to a lot of experience with mediums. Had a close friend share their experience and it was eye opening. Curious as to which religions are open to the idea of communication with the departed.

I’ve been accepted into a paramedic program in the fall and I was super excited. However recently for the past month I’ve been going through bouts of very bad anxiety surrounding death and my lack of religion/belief in an afterlife. It’s been nearly debilitating the last few days- constant panic attacks, elevated heart rate, shakiness and shortness of breath (lasts all day and gets bad at night). And now I’m left wondering how the hell im going to be a paramedic if I can’t get my shit together. This feeling won’t go away and I’m unsure if being a paramedic will help me in this journey or exacerbate it. How has seeing so much death affected you? And is it a good idea for me to go into this profession.

Want to buy my mom a new nespresso machine for Mother’s Day. Her old one is worn out and doesn’t work great. Any recommendations?