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LuckyCharms

(22,385 posts)
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 07:55 PM 21 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 20 hrs ago #1
Well... LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #4
That's why I didn't address the substance of your post Fiendish Thingy 20 hrs ago #7
With all due respect, this should not be discussed here. Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #25
I second that emotion. yellow dahlia 48 min ago #72
I say that you should keep on thinking the way you are. erronis 20 hrs ago #13
Well Cassandra, Chemical Bill 54 min ago #71
I too had that same DEATH KNELL moment when he was first elected some_of_us_are_sane 20 hrs ago #2
You were calmer than I was. But there was only me and Mr. Dahlia in the house. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #6
I literally cried. Never felt so disappointed Deuxcents 15 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 6 hrs ago #58
I hear you, Cassandra. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #3
POS is not an "imperfect president" or a "flawed character". He is an evil monster. dalton99a 20 hrs ago #5
Right there with ya.... markie 20 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 20 hrs ago #9
You are so sweet! ZDU 18 hrs ago #27
Having followed politics since I turned 18 during Watergate Ferryboat 20 hrs ago #10
Ditto that. Excellent. erronis 20 hrs ago #17
IIRC, it was a different Stones song Fiendish Thingy 17 hrs ago #41
OMG, Ferryboat! some_of_us_are_sane 17 hrs ago #42
I hear you blubunyip 20 hrs ago #11
He's chosen the "do whatever it takes hold power" path forward. pat_k 20 hrs ago #12
Donald wants to be King Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #26
He already is. nt Wednesdays 17 hrs ago #46
Only in his own mind. pat_k 3 hrs ago #62
Thanks to the cowards in Congress, you're about right. Joinfortmill 34 min ago #75
You are not alone in feelmg anxiety, Lucky Charms. wnylib 20 hrs ago #14
REALLY great post! calimary 15 hrs ago #50
Thanks. But I think that we should not wnylib 15 hrs ago #51
"They will prevent him from physically destroying the world." Chemical Bill 39 min ago #73
I too stay away from the TV news most of the time. KS Toronado 20 hrs ago #15
After studying climate change over 20 years, I decided cachukis 20 hrs ago #16
I dropped to 81 pounds BigmanPigman 19 hrs ago #18
Sending the only thing I can: hugs. summer_in_TX 18 hrs ago #30
Thank you! BigmanPigman 17 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 16 hrs ago #48
Currently I watch old TV show reruns BigmanPigman 15 hrs ago #52
get another doctor blubunyip 9 hrs ago #56
We're right here with you. It's almost like death, 1WorldHope 19 hrs ago #19
Loud and clear PatSeg 19 hrs ago #20
I get anxious like that too... Trueblue Texan 19 hrs ago #21
Understood jfz9580m 19 hrs ago #22
Naw, I don't think that's it. WestMichRad 19 hrs ago #23
Yes. Dangerous times. Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #24
Look up belly breathing techniques. Or breath in filling your belly applegrove 18 hrs ago #28
It bothers me to phrase it this way but I've had a long day: Jarqui 18 hrs ago #29
LC, i felt the same horror and death knell. Feelings in your bones like that cannot necessarily txwhitedove 18 hrs ago #31
The President is an evil, insane monster. I feel like I am watching a trashy end of the world movie. flashman13 18 hrs ago #32
His handlers don't control everyone Bmoboy 18 hrs ago #33
Post removed Post removed 18 hrs ago #34
I just set a timer... LuckyCharms 18 hrs ago #35
I did my part moonscape 18 hrs ago #36
I saw it on jury mvd 18 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 18 hrs ago #38
Wonderful, hopeful words! some_of_us_are_sane 17 hrs ago #44
They used to call me Pollyanna. BarbD 18 hrs ago #39
I share your fear CommonHumanity 18 hrs ago #40
I'm with you..... Bayard 17 hrs ago #45
Indeed. And if you're not scared, you're not paying attention. yellow dahlia 38 min ago #74
Right there with you my friend angrychair 16 hrs ago #47
I felt that same death knell just before 2016 Another Jackalope 15 hrs ago #53
Wishing you some peaceful sleep. Joinfortmill 26 min ago #77
I feel betrayed by my family, friends and neighbors WSHazel 13 hrs ago #54
My anxiety comes from the fact that the mechanisms radicalleft 10 hrs ago #55
Lucky, anyone with ANY sense is anxious. hamsterjill 8 hrs ago #57
It seems Congress is impotent & SCOTUS is partially corrupt. If the States hold, it will be up to us.. Joinfortmill 5 min ago #80
This crap... Clouds Passing 5 hrs ago #59
You are right to feel anxious. In 2015 I tried to get my husband to move out of the US mnhtnbb 5 hrs ago #60
Lucky Charms you have company ms.pamela 5 hrs ago #61
Things are getting worse IbogaProject 3 hrs ago #63
Didn't Epstein himself say Tree Lady 3 hrs ago #64
I think we're all feeling the anxiety. Trump is definitely out of his mind! HeartsCanHope 3 hrs ago #65
Yes he's an evil and is destroying the world Figarosmom 2 hrs ago #66
The day that Gordcanuck 2 hrs ago #67
OMG.....went to see the GI dr last week vapor2 2 hrs ago #68
It's only happening because Congressional Republicans allow it to happen. OAITW r.2.0 1 hr ago #69
Not just because he can ... the scorched earth tactics are to cover his tracks. live love laugh 1 hr ago #70
I have a similar story, lucky UpInArms 27 min ago #76
Last holiday season my nephew told his Mom markodochartaigh 16 min ago #78
Exactly this debsy 15 min ago #79
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