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LuckyCharms

(22,376 posts)
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 07:55 PM 14 hrs ago

I'm not sure how to title this post. Re: Anxiety. [View all]

I've posted before how my wife thinks I'm "Cassandra".

I was remodeling my kitchen in 2015. I remember this exact moment: I was on my knees, brad nailing a plywood skin onto a cabinet.

Wife walks in, and as I dripped sweat onto the floor, I simply said "If he gets elected, it's going to be fucking bad". She asked me what I meant, and I just shook my head. She wasn't really that far into politics at the time, but she is now.

She reminds me of that moment to this day by asking "How did you know"?

At that time, I barely paid attention to Trump. He was just then becoming an artifact in to my everyday consciousness.

What I felt at that time, however, was a sense of existential dread. I could not identify that feeling as such back then, but looking back...that is what I was feeling. It was something that I could not explain at the time.

What I'm trying to say is this...I have that feeling right now, in spades. 100 times worse.

I'm sensing that what Trump is doing is purposeful.

And that purpose is to destroy the world.

He either knows he is dying, or it has to do with the Epstein files, or it could be due to any number of reasons. Maybe it's simply due to the fact that he is out of his fucking mind.

And I'm feeling that our governmental mechanisms will not make any SERIOUS attempts to stop him, until it is too late. It may already be too late.

Us peons are never going to know the real reasons for all of this...not completely, anyway.

Anxiety is eating me up, and I'm avoiding the TV, but it's difficult for me to close my eyes to this completely.

Am I getting my message across here?

He's trying to destroy the world.

Because he can.

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You're overthinking it. Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #1
Well... LuckyCharms 13 hrs ago #4
That's why I didn't address the substance of your post Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #7
With all due respect, this should not be discussed here. Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #25
I say that you should keep on thinking the way you are. erronis 13 hrs ago #13
I too had that same DEATH KNELL moment when he was first elected some_of_us_are_sane 14 hrs ago #2
You were calmer than I was. But there was only me and Mr. Dahlia in the house. yellow dahlia 13 hrs ago #6
I literally cried. Never felt so disappointed Deuxcents 9 hrs ago #49
I imagine. I don't have grandchildren, but I have nieces and nephews and they have little ones - I worry. yellow dahlia 13 min ago #58
I hear you, Cassandra. yellow dahlia 13 hrs ago #3
POS is not an "imperfect president" or a "flawed character". He is an evil monster. dalton99a 13 hrs ago #5
Right there with ya.... markie 13 hrs ago #8
My sweet Lucky Charms. try to stay calm. We are all in this together. I am trying, yes trying to not let it overtake me. debm55 13 hrs ago #9
You are so sweet! ZDU 12 hrs ago #27
Having followed politics since I turned 18 during Watergate Ferryboat 13 hrs ago #10
Ditto that. Excellent. erronis 13 hrs ago #17
IIRC, it was a different Stones song Fiendish Thingy 11 hrs ago #41
OMG, Ferryboat! some_of_us_are_sane 10 hrs ago #42
I hear you blubunyip 13 hrs ago #11
He's chosen the "do whatever it takes hold power" path forward. pat_k 13 hrs ago #12
Donald wants to be King Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #26
He already is. nt Wednesdays 10 hrs ago #46
You are not alone in feelmg anxiety, Lucky Charms. wnylib 13 hrs ago #14
REALLY great post! calimary 9 hrs ago #50
Thanks. But I think that we should not wnylib 9 hrs ago #51
I too stay away from the TV news most of the time. KS Toronado 13 hrs ago #15
After studying climate change over 20 years, I decided cachukis 13 hrs ago #16
I dropped to 81 pounds BigmanPigman 13 hrs ago #18
Sending the only thing I can: hugs. summer_in_TX 11 hrs ago #30
Thank you! BigmanPigman 10 hrs ago #43
I've got several anxiety management strategies. Before bed I make sure to watch cute cat and dog videos, summer_in_TX 9 hrs ago #48
Currently I watch old TV show reruns BigmanPigman 9 hrs ago #52
get another doctor blubunyip 2 hrs ago #56
We're right here with you. It's almost like death, 1WorldHope 13 hrs ago #19
Loud and clear PatSeg 12 hrs ago #20
I get anxious like that too... Trueblue Texan 12 hrs ago #21
Understood jfz9580m 12 hrs ago #22
Naw, I don't think that's it. WestMichRad 12 hrs ago #23
Yes. Dangerous times. Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #24
Look up belly breathing techniques. Or breath in filling your belly applegrove 12 hrs ago #28
It bothers me to phrase it this way but I've had a long day: Jarqui 12 hrs ago #29
LC, i felt the same horror and death knell. Feelings in your bones like that cannot necessarily txwhitedove 11 hrs ago #31
The President is an evil, insane monster. I feel like I am watching a trashy end of the world movie. flashman13 11 hrs ago #32
His handlers don't control everyone Bmoboy 11 hrs ago #33
Post removed Post removed 11 hrs ago #34
I just set a timer... LuckyCharms 11 hrs ago #35
I did my part moonscape 11 hrs ago #36
I saw it on jury mvd 11 hrs ago #37
I haven't read any replies yet, so forgive me if any of this is redundant, but I feel you're 100% correct here. Grown2Hate 11 hrs ago #38
Wonderful, hopeful words! some_of_us_are_sane 10 hrs ago #44
They used to call me Pollyanna. BarbD 11 hrs ago #39
I share your fear CommonHumanity 11 hrs ago #40
I'm with you..... Bayard 10 hrs ago #45
Right there with you my friend angrychair 10 hrs ago #47
I felt that same death knell just before 2016 Another Jackalope 8 hrs ago #53
I feel betrayed by my family, friends and neighbors WSHazel 7 hrs ago #54
My anxiety comes from the fact that the mechanisms radicalleft 3 hrs ago #55
Lucky, anyone with ANY sense is anxious. hamsterjill 1 hr ago #57
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