Sorry for the black pill… but there’s really no other way to address this issue. we NEED to be prepared for the worst case scenario even though we may not ever get there. And those who have not yet prepared, let’s help them out.
Here’s why one needs to be prepared for the worst…
US gas prices projected to hit over $300 a barrel https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-warns-west-300-per-barrel-oil-cuts-eu-gas-supply-2022-03-07/
Hungary cut off world wide wheat supply https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSL5N2VA3WO
Wheat price is SOARING! https://www.ft.com/content/e6a28dd9-ecea-4d67-b6b5-a50301b731b2
Broken supply chain in the US https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2021/06/17/why-the-pandemic-has-disrupted-supply-chains/
Empty grocery store shelves https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/02/03/empty-shelves-this-is-what-kprc-2-viewers-said-theyve-missed-the-most-at-stores/?outputType=amp
Prices going up https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelleykohan/2021/12/10/costco-prices-up-over-45-yet-demand-remains-strong/amp/
Stock markets going absolutely fucking wild (and these clowns trying to justify it 😂😂) https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/things-to-know-today-51621599477
Huge housing disruptions https://www.forbes.com/advisor/mortgages/homes-for-sale-hit-record-low/
Expect more power outages more frequently https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/15/texas-ercot-blackouts-summer-climate/amp/
Near Impossible to buy a car due to chip shortage AND inflation https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/inflation-new-used-car-prices-2022/
Money printers go brrrrrrrrr https://www.seattletimes.com/business/as-the-federal-reserves-money-printer-quiets-markets-shake/?amp=1
The rich just getting richer https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax/
Precious Metals hitting highs. Gold over $2k https://www.kitco.com/market/
Our dollar is trash https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/investors-bet-on-more-dollar-weakness-11606386601
And I can go ON AND ON AND ON AND ON!!!
I think it’s time we help each other with preparing for potentially the worst. I believe we will jump into a severe depression, so our commodities may actually end up being tradable goods and benefit us.
Please contribute information for our fellow community members who may not understand much about prepping. I will comment below as well.
At this point, my mental health is limping along and all I think about is how f'ed we're going to be. This seems to have no end, it is CONSTANTLY in the back of my mind and has been for 2 years-it is wearing me down.
I understand. It weighs on my mind a lot. It got worse once I got married a year back (just cuz the weight of being bound by a higher power agreement to this person means I have to prepare for more than myself) and then trying to sell our house and upgrade (we basically need to as the old house we’re in requires a lot of extra maintenance as well as some remodeling done that I just can’t afford to do anytime soon on my own let alone with a contractor)
All of that and some weird chest pains last year along with thinking about all of this shit for a few years freaked me the fuck out and threw me into a spiral of anxiety issues (which I’ve never had to deal with)
So I can understand what you may be going through.
The way out of it to reset yourself is to quit checking these websites. Avoid the news, avoid these sites, avoid social media. I visit Reddit for example, and I just made sure to have it turn off political news and such (it’s a feature in your account) and just visit forums and sites about things I enjoy as a hobby like computers or woodworking etc and just read that stuff instead. Started rewatching shows that are more “fun” and not political or current. Just kick that stuff out of your life and mind for a few weeks or months .
Don’t worry, you won’t be missing out on much, anything big truly happening you will still hear about quickly, and as far as that shit hits the fan moment you will not get much of a heads up from here cuz when it happens, if it happens, it will be like a light switch. So spend that extra time practicing hobbies that will help if that situation arises or working out and doing cardio at least.
Good luck anon, mental health is a valuable thing and can suddenly be a struggle for all of us given the right stressors (I never would’ve said that if it weren’t for last years experience … 37 years and never in my life felt anything but stable and calm… so it CAN happen, so don’t beat yourself up for any bad mental health jjust work at correcting it)
Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. I may need to take a break. I just don't want to miss anything, but you're right if it's big enough, I'll hear about it. I just don't see how we are going to get out of this mess without a miracle. They have infiltrated everything. I am grateful to have woken up when I did (in my 20s) but some days I wish I was still ignorant and blissful bc it is such a hopeless feeling sometimes watching everyone get away with this stuff.
Yeah I understand. I had woken up mostly and kinda given up hope though due to it by time I was in my early 20s. But all of this shit in the last few years gave me hope - and god damn if hopium isn’t an accurate word. And befor some Bible thumper’s jump in - yes I know we all get it “it’s in gods hands” so the big universal eternal picture there is hope - but I want hope for here and now and my kids and their generations etc.
And sadly that hope I think is the part that poisons your life in a way if you follow this too closely. Unless you have nothing good going for you (no family, career, friends etc) or it’s your job to be one of the good guys (it literally is your job - you’re in law enforcement and being paid to do good) then if those don’t apply then you need to come up for air sometimes by detaching for a month or so.
And yes anything big, you’ll hear about it anyhow. You’re already awake and aware enough to know that when the time comes you’ll be prepared. Don’t lose that mentality by following too closely and become unstable or nuts from it. I got a neighbor who is that way, dude has very little social outlets or family and is ex military and swears all this stuff is true … but the guy is living and breathing Q stuff and this whole DS battle and such so it basically has him sounding like and living like a schizophrenic. He’s a good guy with his heart in the right place, but he has no life outside of following this shot.
Take a break, we’ll all be here when you get back.
Thanks so much ❤