It’ll be awesome when this launch happens , feels like it’s taken so long

Are these based on the kiwi engines that irradiated jackass flats ?

Don’t listen to this guy. He’s the source of the heartbeat and infiltrated Reddit to divert us.

Oh, believe me, I've been there, done that (still do).

What helped for me was a mix of things.

• First, just talking to people about it - friends, family, whoever will listen. It's not an easy subject to broach, but everyone has thoughts on it, and it feels better to know we're all in this together.

• I also went on a bit of an existential media binge, and that helped, here's what helped the most:

Outer Wilds (Video Game)

SpiritFarer (Video Game)

Everything, Everywhere, All At Once (Movie)

The Good Place (TV Show)

Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller (Book)

• The thing that has helped most for me is jorunaling. My fear of death stemmed from fear of time escaping me - the thought of blinking and being at the end terrifies me to my core. So, every day *for the past 2 years), I've grabbed time by the neck, told to slow the hell down, and chronicled how I've used it. It's not the most interesting life, but I do feel much better.

I hope this is somewhat helpful and you can utitilise some of the advice. Lord knows you've helped me understand plenty of space stuff through your comments.

It seems like you are coming from a place of compassion, but at the same time are you gatekeeping fear? That’s messed up. Existential dread is for everyone.

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I can't say I have much beyond "keeping so busy that I don't have time to think about it". That's probably not healthy long-term and I should discuss further with someone for better skills.

Good luck, fellow wanderer.

The aliens are trying to contact ussss!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We need to move the Earth now. Time to build giant thrusters on the planet

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This quote was dropped on a similar thread in the DMT sub yesterday, it just works so well

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Also college's entire structure is much different from high school's

Honestly the scariest thing in the universe is seeing an animal being brutally eaten alive. Sure there are existential fears, but an animal being eaten is grounding, and as a living creature, that could be eaten, it should scare you. Death in general is probably most peoples greatest fear

All these people bringing up oort clouds, black holes and the vastness of space alienate themselves from the very real , human reality that we are all about to die soon and we have no idea what that means, probably oblivion

So being excruciatingly torn to shreds by a massive terrifying bear and being cast into nothingness is probably the scariest prospect

Ah nvm just realized im in r/space, so i get it. My point stands

Good will hunting by yourself

Yes you might think it's a long way down to the shops

I struggled at every level of math and I have a bs and ms in physics.

Yes like the coming of the great white handkerchief

I'm right there with you on the dying thing. I've come to terms with it (nice and early in my life, thankfully), but it still sucks.

Like I just want to hang out forever. I'm not too bothered about changing the world, I just like the idea of making art and reading books and making friends for a few millenia.

It sucks, but it encourages me to try and enjoy every day, because whilst the universe is very scary, our time conscious in it is limited.

How do you go about easing your death anxiety, if you don't mind me asking?

One of Hicks' most brilliantly succinct and profound bits.

You're toting around some big, doomer energy there my friend. The Earth could be eradicated by any random cosmic event that we lack the ability to predict. Poisoning your present with a future you cannot know is a real waste of the tiny bit of time you have here in this universe.

Next time I would advise you not give in to that urge to look into these sorts of things, not until you can accept there's no point in getting bent out of shape by the unpredictability of life. You are alive today -- if you can find some way to enjoy even a fraction of it then you have won. This isn't some toxic positivity spiel, this is a reminder to take care of and be aware of yourself.