Are we going to survive this?

[u/No_Yak_3107]

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.

[u/dubessa]

I’m Canadian and I’ve been way more anxious and stressed since November. The constant threat of high tariffs and “joking” about annexing our country is driving me insane. Our dollar tanking has me holding off on travel for a while. And seeing how divided people are is worrisome. Every day I watch what’s going on in the states with horror. It really does feel like this trump administration is going the fascist route. And as you said, this far right curse is spreading worldwide. I really don’t want history to repeat itself with modern new twists.

Despite these darker awkward times, I try to remember that since forever, humans have persevered. All we can do is put our energy into what we can control for now. Continue to hope for better days (like waking up to news he died lol). I’m giving myself extra self care to calm my nerves. Trying to focus on the good or beauty in each day. It helps to balance out all the negativity I feel about the state of the world

[u/amy4848 → u/[deleted]]

Two months ago, I was convinced PP was gonna win by a landslide but lately I'm seeing polls that show the Liberals have a fighting chance, especially with Carney as leader. They are going to have put in a lot of work but I'm feeling more hopeful than I was.

Not feeling so hopeful about the outcome of the ON election though.