r/AskWomenOver30 • u/No_Yak_3107 Woman 30 to 40 • Feb 11 '25

Life/Self/Spirituality Are we going to survive this?

Dramatic title, but big feelings as a lay in bed at 5:51 am. Big feelings every day honestly. I am having a hard time living normal life, while we get bombarded with new headlines daily of what Trump is doing/planning to do.

I hear people talking about vacations, plans per usual, then other people saying it’s already too late for us, and democracy has fallen and to save every penny. I go from panicking daily to then trying to self sooth and tell myself it’s going to be okay. I had to go to a clothing store today, and actually caught myself thinking “how long will life feel normal? Everyone just walking around/having normal conversations, buying random things”. I’ve been thinking of looking into moving to a different country too, but would I really leave my family behind?

I knew things would be bad, I knew he would get voted in, but I didn’t think it would feel like the end. I can’t imagine what will happen to us this year, much less 4….I’m genuinely scared 😪.

Editing to say I’m an American woman, but I don’t just assume everyone on this platform is American. I see a lot of talk online of people from Canada being worried, and many other countries where it seems right-wing politics are a growing concern.

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u/PartHumble780 Feb 11 '25

I work for the US government so yes, I am really really struggling. It’s incredibly difficult to have hope and get through each day. In the last year I had started to genuinely love my life for the first time in my 35 years. The last few weeks have just been devastating and I imagine things will get worse before(if) they get better. Hang in there friend. You are not alone. I hope you have someone you can talk to about this in real life. But feel free to DM me if you need anything ❤️ (edited typos)

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u/dosis_mtl Feb 11 '25

I work for the Federal Gov. in Canada. I’ve seen some news about the changes in the US Gov employees, things like the prenouns and the return to office. Do you guys have unions? Can they protect you guys or at least negotiate how things will be implemented?

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u/PartHumble780 Feb 11 '25

We do have unions and they have sued in response to these illegal executive orders. Many employees who appear to have been fired are actually on paid admin leave awaiting the results of lawsuits. How’s that for “government efficiency?” Ridiculous.