I catastrophize
But I think it's a coping mechanize for when things don't turn out as bad
#catastrophize
CHORUS: But why
Be sure of the worst, and weep too soon?
[ΧΟΡΟΣ: μὴ πρόμαντις ἀλγέων
προλάμβαν᾽, ὦ φίλα, γόους.]
Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Helen [Ἑλένη], l. 338ff (412 BC) [tr. Vellacott (1954)]
More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/euripides/78984/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #euripides #anticipation #catastrophize #confirmation #expectation #grief #lamentation #pessimism #sorrow #verification #woe
One of my daughters will #catastrophize everything.
Her: But what if X happens?
Me: I'll deal with it
But what if Y happens?
If it does, it does
But what if Z?
I'll cross that bridge when I get there
Do you even care?
Yes, but nothing has happened yet
She is getting annoyed and flustered
I'm totally calm
It frustrates the hell out of her but I don’t do this deliberately.
I deal with the now.
Not the if, maybe, possibly.
The Now.
Here.
You know, things are pretty bad, but I think doomscrolling isn't making it better. Social media tends to catastrophize things and make a lot of slippery slope arguments.
Yes, things suck. They are going to get worse. Much worse.
But the mind can only take so much dread.
Take care of yourself.
#stopthedoomscrolling #catastrophize #slowdown #deepbreaths #selfcare #mindfulness #election2024
I find it easy to spot when other people are catastrophising, but it’s hard work spotting when I’m doing it. Had a mini crisis with my parents and Dad Alzheimer’s early this morning. Predicted all sorts of awful outcomes before I got my head together & went over and sorted it out. #alzheimer #catastrophize
Me - an #Introduction
I’ve worked about 25 years as a #NetworkEngineer in UK Higher Education, still no CCNA. Now with added #CyberSecurity worries. Busy imposing #IPv6 on everyone I can. Learning not to #Catastrophize so much these days.
I enjoy shooting things, be it #Archery or #Photography and tinkering with #Electronics. Got my intermediate #AmateurRadio license, but haven’t done a lot with it yet - 2E1MHB / M7MHB.
I have a slight tendency to amass #Retrocomputing stuff, much to the bemusement of my wife (“Why is there a RML 380Z in the hallway?!? Because I have the other one in the study and there isn’t room for two.”).
Happy #FreeBSD user, yet don’t possess sandals or a beard.
I’ve done quite a bit of #Genealogy over the years. Found out why some of my ancestors suddenly disappeared off to Oz.
If pressed, I may admit to liking #Trains.
Running this server on #Pleroma. Would have been quick and easy to set up if I hadn’t decided to re-architect the home network first and migrate from VMware to #Proxmox. Why do things the simple way…?
#Bows #HamRadio #ZXSpectrum #SpectrumNext #Z80
I’ve worked about 25 years as a #NetworkEngineer in UK Higher Education, still no CCNA. Now with added #CyberSecurity worries. Busy imposing #IPv6 on everyone I can. Learning not to #Catastrophize so much these days.
I enjoy shooting things, be it #Archery or #Photography and tinkering with #Electronics. Got my intermediate #AmateurRadio license, but haven’t done a lot with it yet - 2E1MHB / M7MHB.
I have a slight tendency to amass #Retrocomputing stuff, much to the bemusement of my wife (“Why is there a RML 380Z in the hallway?!? Because I have the other one in the study and there isn’t room for two.”).
Happy #FreeBSD user, yet don’t possess sandals or a beard.
I’ve done quite a bit of #Genealogy over the years. Found out why some of my ancestors suddenly disappeared off to Oz.
If pressed, I may admit to liking #Trains.
Running this server on #Pleroma. Would have been quick and easy to set up if I hadn’t decided to re-architect the home network first and migrate from VMware to #Proxmox. Why do things the simple way…?
#Bows #HamRadio #ZXSpectrum #SpectrumNext #Z80
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