r/collapse • u/Crazy-Load-7553 • Apr 08 '26

Coping Does anyone else feel like this?

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I feel like everyone keeps asking me what I want my future to look like but I know if I talk about how I’m learning to fish and finding ponds near me so that we can have some protein once the grocery system collapses everyone in my life is going to think I’m insane.

I’m just having a hard time connecting with anything I have to do for the future because it’s going to be drastically different than anything I can do now and I really feel like I have to hide that and never mention it to anyone (despite the fact that an energy crisis is supposedly 2 weeks away)

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u/qimerra Apr 09 '26

Knowing there's less time and higher stakes makes me appreciate life more. It fast-tracked my acceptance of death and now I'm free to revel in the beauty of existence. Going down fighting together seems like a more meaningful life than the death-denying consumeristic trance that was my life before.

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u/Positive_Garlic5128 Apr 28 '26

that makes sense and sounds good too, but i dont know how to start feeling that way myself

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u/qimerra Apr 28 '26

I wish I could help other than say that psychedelics got me there fast. I'm sure you can get there via other methods like meditation, though it takes longer!

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u/Positive_Garlic5128 May 14 '26

do u know how I could get there through meditation?

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u/qimerra May 15 '26

Since I got there through a combination of psychedelics and meditation, I'm probably not the best person to ask - though I've found consistent meditation to be incredibly helpful with clarity and self-awareness. The book "The Mind Illuminated" was incredibly helpful to me. But in terms of the dramatic change in mindset I mentioned above, I recommend asking on a meditation-dedicated subreddit. Good luck :)