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- 1y
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Hello i know it’s hard to accept something that poses such a big threat to ur being but if you look at it as the worst that can happen in life we think is death so the things in between life and death are not so bad you will eventually get used to dealing with anything but the thought of it is what scares us the most so accepting the unknown is just knowing that you will servive and adapt and if you don’t death is ment to be a beautiful experience as well sorry if I sound dark but that’s how I sometimes look at it I also struggle heavy with acceptance it’s so difficult because it plays on our deep fears but the only thing certain it you being in the moment send u strength 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
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Hmm. Accepting uncertainty doesn’t mean embracing the worst-case scenario…it’s more about being at peace with the unknown. For me, my brain thinks of all the bad stuff that happens and ignores the possible good stuff that might happen. And I suppose anything is possible, but so many of my fears are unlikely to happen. My brain doesn’t understand probability. It gets an outlandish intrusive thought, less than a fraction of a percent that it would come true, and I latch onto it like it’s 90% going to happen. And then I go into rumination and FEEL all of that dread and terror, about something that will most likely never happen. I’m reprogramming my brain to not take these intrusive thoughts seriously, to not dwell on them, to let them come and go. But then, maybe my themes are less scary than yours…idk. I hope that gave you something to think about anyway…I tried to explain what it means to me.
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@emilyxo17 Ah, yes, that makes a lot of sense! I think it would be a lot harder if I had those themes. It’s easier to let go of something that might not happen vs something you think you already did. That’s tough. You can’t exactly be indifferent about that. I feel for you. I hope you find an answer that helps.
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Then again, just like my fear about some future event is highly unlikely, your fear about a past event is highly unlikely. The trouble is you probably think you can find THE answer…that someone actually knows.
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