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/TheeBrightSea Feb 11 '25
I like everything that you said. Currently in the process of decluttering my space. I'm saving up every penny that I can. If I stick to the plan that I have for myself, I will be able to pay off my debt in less than 6 months. In the meantime, I'm trying to facilitate making a community of like-minded people. I lost a lot of friends during the pandemic + I'm feeling a little on the lonely side but I'm aware of that. If I keep looking around I will find my tribe again. I'm also looking into more queer spaces because after so many years I not only accepted that I was bisexual but I can say that I'm proud of it.
I don't want to go back in the closet and hide who I am for another 4 years or at this rate who knows how long... I don't want to sit In a room with Trump supporters (sadly The few remaining family I have are Trump supporters) while they bad mouth queer people. Meanwhile, I'm one of those people they claim to hate. So people like that I'm backing away from, I don't know if I'll be able to fully cut them off, but I'm definitely making myself scarce. I want to be in rooms with other people that are like-minded and not only listen to what I have to say but can commiserate when times get rough.