The illusion of Impending doom.
Throughout many times in my life I can recall a moment when I had a feeling of impending doom. Do you ever remember a time when you said, "Oh shit, we're screwed." Or even better, did you ever say, "Oh shit, I'm fucked." Or when you where younger, you may have said, "Oh man, I'm a dead man." Or, "I'm in big trouble." No matter how you said it, do you remember the feeling of impending doom. Meaning that you are fine now but you are "totally screwed" later on. I want to emphasize that it was all an illusion. Regardless of how I felt back then, I am fine now. If I can recall back in my lifetime every time I felt I was doomed, I can see that it was never really that bad. When I was a little boy and got lost from home. When I was a teenager and I caused my first car accident. When I first got caught speeding over 90 miles an hour. When I got 7 points on my driver’s license. When three police cars chased me and caught me on my motorcycle. When my financial records got audited. When I got sued and brought to court. Depending on the person, one can have the feeling of impending doom in any situation. The feeling of impending doom can cause intense worry in some people. But remember, it is just an illusion. I have lived past all of those situations and I am completely fine. I wasn't screwed like I thought I was. They were just situations that I had to get past. I'm sure there will be more in my life but now I'm sure that it is temporary, just like all those other times in my life. Yes, in most cases they are temporary. Since none of them affected me in the long term, then they were just illusions of doom.
