• rhadamanth_nemes@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    I see some folks saying sarcastic stuff about this, which is valid certainly.

    For me a grounding statement like this can help remind me that I don’t need to be guilty about something stupid I did decades ago. Or help me refocus on the present when I am in an anxiety spiral.

  • saimen@feddit.org
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    1 day ago

    Of course anxiety can change the future. That’s why it exists. It can be a selective advantage. Prey animals are super anxious for a reason.

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      1 day ago

      Fully agree.

      And guilt - if in appropriate measure - can protect from repeating mistakes. Excessive or misplacedd guilt is another matter, of course.

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    2 days ago

    No, it’s not. Anxiety changes the future all the time. It’s a powerful weapon in any asshole politician’s arsenal of propaganda.

    • wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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      21 hours ago

      It certainly changed my future to one that involved much more laying in the fetal position on the floor than I’d have otherwise experienced.