• saimen@feddit.orgEnglish
    16·
    il y a 1 mois

    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.

    • Einar@lemmy.zipEnglish
      6·
      il y a 1 mois

      Fully agree.

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

  • SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.worldEnglish
    6·
    il y a 1 mois

    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.caEnglish
      3·
      il y a 1 mois

      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.

  • rhadamanth_nemes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    il y a 1 mois

    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.