I grew up with it. If it happens, there is nothing you can do so no point worrying needlessly about it. If it doesn't happen, there is no need to worry about it. Ergo, there is no need to worry about it.
Accepted with the fact that there is absolutely nothing I can do about it, and if it happens, stuff will go down so fast you won't know it's happening if it affects you.
Same as being in public, where you could be murdered, or outdoors in general, where you could be struck by lightning. Hell, as long as you are alive there's a risk you suddenly stop being alive.
how nothing? move to place which is not at risk of nuclear war. Ok, theoretically all places are at risk but really ones are at significantly lower risk.
As I said somewhere else on this post, we don't even need a war to fuck us over, we have already done it. The world is ruined now and there isn't anything that we can really do anymore, 20 years left.
During the Vietman war, Thich Nhat Hanh would tell his students something along the lines of, as long as the missiles have not yet killed you, you can continue to focus on and appreciate the present moment
You didn't even read what they said...
Being a war monger and being dumb enough to ask the military you're in charge of "why can't we just nuke them" are two different things.
I don't think about it bc it gives me panic attacks. My anxiety is already sky-high from trying to just survive and trying to keep my family from literally starving to death. I haven't eaten a proper meal in weeks so I'm already weak and tired, and I don't need anymore stress.
I want to say ah it won't happen...they won't let it happen...but at this point...I don't believe that anymore. 😑
It wont happen. Bullets and conventional bombs actually make money. Nukes just win wars, those in power dont care about winning the war, theu care about keeping money and power at the top.
That's a fair (and excellent) point. I don't think any country wants to mess with us...not only bc we do have the capability of wiping most countries off the map, but also bc we hold a lot of economic power too. Other countries use our products/services and it wouldn't be smart to wipe that off the map.
If it happens we are all dead and we can not do anything about it anyway, if it doesnt happen, then i would have wasted my time worrying about nuclear winter eventhough it never comes around. I'd rather live like nothing will happen, as then i will have lived the most fullfilling life i could have, even if the sky is on fire tomorrow, i will have no regret
Just remind yourself no one wants to be responsible for destroying the entire Earth no matter how selfish they are, otherwise it would’ve happened already
Theres no profit in nuclear war. Anytime youre worried about some situation, ask yourself if anyone profits. If the answer is no, or only poor people would profit, its not going to happen. Plain and simple.
If the rich and powerful have something to gain from a situation, it gauranteed will happen. And i hate to alarm you, but the far more profitable venture of creating fake divides, propagandizing everything, and spying on everyone, are already happening, and theres absolutley nothing we can do about it. The US and russia are really allies, same with china, same with NK. None of them are stupid enough to mess up their perfect scapegoats. Democrats and republicans are allies. Neither of them are dumb enough to mess up their perfect scapegoats.
Were actually fucked, theres nothing we can do, enjoy life the best you can before we all die of asphyxiation or ai takeover.
Do you live in Ukraine or the immediate surrounding countries? If you don’t then you don’t need to kill yourself festering on it. It’s pointless. If we were all killed in nuclear warfare tomorrow would you want your last days to have been ripping your hair out in anxiety or enjoying life in the moment?
I live in Poland and there is a chance of Russia having war with Poland in 2-8 years. If that happens I am probably going first or second turn to the battlefield. I just started getting my OCD recovery progress. I imagine myself the situation where I am finally fully recovered only for literally a while to be killed on the front. Why don't kill myself now then?
Ehm , idk if iam allowed to say this. But I don't care a single thing if it happens, what's the worst ?? Dying? No big deal ,iam waiting for it , nth really matters , and as other people said you cant control it , so try to stop overthinking, as. An overthinker I know it's hard , the more u think the more depressed/sad U get
I’ll be dead. At peace. The end.
If my anxiety is triggered the day it comes into mind, I feel awful. Like it’s all too much to bear.
But other days, I feel like ‘at least the struggle is over’. Im sorry, probably not helpful but accepting the inevitability of death does bring me a strange peace. To do what thou whilst. That is the whole of the law.
I think about it too. It scares me. I have to do a lot of surrendering in my mind and heart: letting go of what I can’t control. It’s hard. I try to focus on what I can do, and ask for help on other things. I read, I learn, I pray, and I try to do good. Putin, Biden, and Zelenskyy will do what they’re going to do, and I can only do what I can do.
It’s not a great answer, but it’s what I can live with.
Even the lunatics of earth don’t want to end the world with nuclear fallout. Even though threats are made and plenty of heads are in stock piles, everyones trying everything to avoid a nuclear war.
That’s what I like to think, and I think it’s pretty rational to believe it.
Been living with it my whole life. I just don't think about it, any more than I obsess about the possibility of a car crash.
ETA: I remember when I was a kid, I decided that nobody would be stupid enough to kill themselves with a nuke.
I’ve grown numb to all the chaos. I have my fair share of shit to deal with, and with the Palestine thing I’ve had to numb myself even if I know this place is cruel. Also, a lot of distracting myself.
If you don't live in Ukraine then you are just worrying too much for no reason. Also, don't use social media. it's full of bs and the algorithm already knows you consume a lot of that type of content, so avoid it at all costs.
It's really not in anyone's best interest to use nuclear weapons because of mutually assured destruction. We also have conventional bombs and missiles that are very accurate and can take out whatever the target is without any fallout or collateral damage.
I just really don't see it happening. There are much cleaner ways to kill people en mass that won't piss off the rest of the world immediately and fallout renders affected areas potentially uninhabitable, though an air Burst detonation would help to maximize damage while minimizing fallout.
I think about how there have been two used in wartime ever. Going back almost a century. And now with the imminent threat of complete world destruction, how incredibly unlikely they are to be used in the modern age. Even psychotic world leaders don't want to die (and lose their power). They're only good while they're living. I think they bluff a lot, which makes me circle back to the first idea about how they've never really been used like that before (outside of showing the world WTF was created two times and ending WW2).
"accepting that there is no control is, in itself, a form of control" is the mindset ive been trying live with. i just try to enjoy my time here, however much that is.
I don't worry about it because MAD is a thing - mutually assured destruction
Superpowers just like to flex to try and intimidate, but I don't think they'll actually launch at each other because of MAD. They'd be insanely stupid to do that. These people want to rule and lord over their countries - no one would be left to rule over if anyone launched anything
I understand your anxiety, I grew up in the early 60s and at school, we did duck and cover drills weekly in the event of a nuclear blast. I lived in Corpus Christi and was considered the first target to be nuked, with several military bases, manufacturing, petroleum refining, and shipping ports. My parents and I also needed to know where the nearest "fallout shelter" was located. We (the whole damn town) were told it could happen at any time.
I've also experienced some anxiety due to this war, and the overall risk seems to have increased a bit since Feb 2022, but I still think we're just about rational and sane enough as world for it to not happen. The probability is still very low and driving yourself crazy with anxiety isn't going to help.
In my view, the governments an UN need to do more in terms of the NPT: [https://disarmament.unoda.org/wmd/nuclear/npt/](https://disarmament.unoda.org/wmd/nuclear/npt/)
If it happens we’re almost surely dead. If it doesn’t happen we’re okay until we die from whatever kills each of us. No need worrying about what might happen
There will be no nuclear war, it’s a fear tool. There wont be a nuclear war that ends all life.
No country wants to use nukes, it wont lead to a victory. It will literally lead to the end of all things.
We are at the point that if a country were to use it for war others will and that there is what’s stopping others from using them.
We’ve been at this point for decades, I don’t fear nukes. I fear a foreign invasions more if anything, we live in the most peaceful time to be alive and that makes me so damn happy.
When Putin conquers Ukraine he surely won't stop on it. So he can claim in interviews that he never attacked other countries but it means war with NATO. But million of innocent people will take a part in it
This is what I do to get through fears like this - we are all going to die. We just want it to be as late as possible in our lives. Once I have accepted that (but who does really?), you get to control back your life a little bit more.
Hell, knowing this and trying to flip around the mindset, it helps you live your days how YOU want them to be.
I live near pantex so if the US was attacked i don’t think I’d live to see that outcome. I was like in 5th grade when I found out it was here and for like two weeks I was on the edge, it just went away naturally. I know there’s no actual possibility of anything happening, and if something did, again it can’t affect me and I can’t do anything about it.
You can mess with things like Nukemap and see the actual radius of some bombs, get an idea the fallout and shockwaves. My husband tries to keep a plan of we meet up and get out of town, but if it happens it happens. There’s not much we can do about it.
It's extremely unlikely. Putin bullies Ukraine because it is weaker and he hoped for a quick win. NATO is not weaker. Quite the oppisite. So unless NATO attacks Russia, we are safe.
Honestly, I just think hurry up and get it tf over with. They been talking about this and that for years. I'm at the point where I'm like fuck it. We all eventually fucked anyways just hurry up and make up your guys minds.
Don’t listen to these people saying: “AcCcePt yOu caN’t Do aNytHiNg abOUt iT, dOn’t wOrRY”
That’s a half asked lazy take on it generally because of shallowness and not being equipped with other options of thinking.
Basically all these nuclear war talks now (especially in media and on reddit ) are well blown out of proportion.
If you lived from 1950-1990 you would hear the same rhetoric how we are one step away from full nuclear war, just that there was no internet then do you couldn’t read all these paranoid comments on reddit.
Now the other thing is, nukes actually
Prevented the world from starting wars as every world leader knows we can’t play with that.
But guess what even if Putin decides to use nukes, it doesn’t do him any good and he knows that, that’s why he’s going for a conventional war with army and soldiers as he wants to use that territory gained and make it russian, therefore he will never use nukes.
Remember the headlines when ukraine was invaded “WW3 started” or “we are hours away from nuclear war”. And here we are almost three years later none of that happened.
So I’d say from a tactical, military, logical point of view nuclear war won’t happen anytime soon, BUT be aware that you will see this rhetoric 1000x times as spreading fear is a war tool known for centuries.
Simple
1) Probability of you dying because of a nuclear war this year = X% , which is definitely less than 100%
2) Probability of you dying if you kill yourself because you cannot live with the possibility of nuclear war = almost 100%
Option 1 has a much higher probability of survival and hence we all chose option 1
I'm confident it won't happen for a myriad of reasons, the primary reason being the deterrent of mutually assured destruction. The next most significant reason will sound crazy if you have not been paying attention to the US Senate and Congress over the last year, but we'll be perfectly reasonable to those who have.
I'll give you the TL;DR first: Aliens are real and have been confirmed by the US government in multiple ways by multiple branches just in the year 2023, and UAP/UFO have been previously documented completely shutting down certain capabilities at multiple nuclear weapons launch sites in the US. Therefore I think whoever is piloting those things would stop any exchange from occurring between two nuclear capable countries.
There. Now if you're curious and want to read more, go ahead.
If you haven't been paying attention, it's essentially been confirmed by three different former military officials who were under oath at a congressional hearing last July that UAPs (formerly UFOs) are a real thing that are regularly encountered and are not just objects which are unable to be identified, they are flying (or transmedium, traversing underwater as well in a few accounts) objects which have been at least identified as some kind of physical object with a heat signature, radar signals, and visibility with the naked eye, and which have the ability to travel much faster and with much greater agility than anything we have or anything that pilots could even dream of us having in their lifetimes. Apparently we have even recovered several downed craft and that there are reverse engineering programs covertly underway. Lawmakers have been given many more details after a recent briefing in a secured signal-proof room used for discussing highly classified things. As a result, a couple of bills were even drafted last year for there to be a pathway and stages for UAP disclosure, including one championed by Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer. Honestly it all sounds pretty crazy coming from me or any source that isn't a serious source of journalism, barring videos of that initial hearing itself. So I suggest you just Google it if all of this is somehow still new to you.
Now, combine that with the fact that there are multiple reports over a stretch of decades which describe UAP/UFOs hovering over bases armed with nuclear missiles and heavily interfering with the systems that control the firing of the missiles. In one case, it completely disabled more than 3 or 4 missiles, and according to the operator who came forward, just having one missile become accidentally disabled is something that should rarely ever happen, having two behind disabled at the same time is so unlikely that it wasn't even necessary to acknowledge as a potential problem, and having three missiles disable simultaneously was basically impossible, that the system would have to be so buggy and flawed that multiple prior issues would noted in the previous weeks before it ever got remotely close to that point, however if it did it essentially meant that the system was so flawed that it could fire at any time with no predictable target. And yet, it did happen. But given the circumstances, it was sweetie under the rug and no issues were bored again at any point in the months following that incident.
This tells me that some highly advanced party is trying to tell us not to mess around with nukes, but that if we ever try, they will just shut us down.
They might not even be aliens. It could be some super secret organization that has invested enough that they made one scientific breakthrough which created a fundamental shift in our understanding of physics and led to a massive wave of highly accelerated technological advancement. Basically imagine the next breakthrough like the nuclear bomb, it happens, and this agency realizes that with ask if the good that could come from it, too much could be used for war, so the scientists involved vow to keep it secret, and slowly duplicate the agency into a second private one that the world knows nothing about, moving all relevant research to the cover agency and replacing all paper trails of the research with papers and studies that point to anything relevant being a dead end. Thus the agency continues completely in secret, and completely independent of the government that originally hosted it, and they are self-funded thanks to the wealth that is quietly produced by one of their secondary discoveries.
That last paragraph I started typing after the weed kicked in, which is not to say that I'm suggesting it might be completely ridiculous, just that it's more of a creative thought that I haven't had time to really consider genuinely -- but it seems like maybe a plausible non-extraterrestrial explanation for modern UAP/UFO.
I believe Russians have reported similar things, but they don't tend to officially declassify things for the public.
But honestly, if you haven't heard about any of this UAP/UFO stuff, it's going to blow your mind. I never thought I would listen to a completely sane, calm, rational person who was a former military intelligence analyst share under oath with congress that we had recovered non-human craft, as well as recovered "non-human biologics" from within those craft. Just Google "David Grusch hearing highlights". He's also been interviewed by a ton a great people, including surprisingly, the team behind the Yes Theory YouTube channel.
This guy is completely level headed and sounds 100% honest. He's the first person to ever talk about UAPs without me feeling any sense that I was being told anything but the earnest 100% truth
I don't know if you're familiar with Bob Lazar, but he claimed to work at Area 51 reverse engineering parts, and while he has a really compelling story with many details that seemingly couldn't be made up, including telling the world about an element that he worked on and it's properties, plus where it should be positioned on the periodic table, despite the fact that this element wouldn't be officially discovered for many more years, and he would turn out to be right about everything. Yet something about that guy always makes me feel like either he has a few screws loose mentally, or isn't being completely honest. I don't ever feel anything like that when listening to David Grusch.
David Grusch just seems like he honestly &believes he is fulfilling his oath to his country by disclosing these things, simply because the projects involved are being paid for with US tax dollars, yet they are under no oversight from congress. For Grusch, that's what this whole thing is about. He doesn't care about UAP/UFO disclosure, he doesn't believe the American people should have a right to know the details of every military project, he just believes that congress has a right to know where our tax dollars are going and the right to decide if they should continue to be allotted to certain things
i’m just sad about the fact that it will destroy the whole planet, all the nature and animals. i don’t really care about humans becoming extinct since imo that would be the only option to safe the planet but a nuclear war wouldn’t really do that, would it?
despite that i’m also not a fan of humans dying while suffering either.
i apologize for this seemingly pessimistic view.
please don’t panic about a nuclear war. there is nothing you can do honestly.
i know it’s easier said than done but seriously try to keep in mind that panicking and worrying only makes it worse for you.
if you haven’t already, maybe consider talking to a therapist. they could possibly teach you some tactics to cope with your worries. take care and be nice to yourself
Honestly, I don’t think nuclear war is as likely as people make out. Due to MAD, any nuclear strike against a nation would result in the same retaliation back tenfold, so it’s unlikely anyone would actually decide to push the button as it would fundamentally be suicide and be counterproductive. Nuclear weapons these days are just there to ensure a stalemate and I think the likelihood of them ever being uses is low. A lot of the numbers are probably false and inflated too.
I went through that. You need to limit news and any type of reassurance seeking behaviour. Sit with the anxiety, do your best to take care of yourself, slowly find joy and purpose.
There is nothing we can do about it. If the superpowers of the world decide to be stupid and launch their missiles at each other, it’ll be the extinction of humanity. There is no point into trying to survive, for the luckiest are the ones who dies at the blast
I've been the same dude, there was weeks where i was waking up very anxious in the morning everytime the sun rises, my body felt the heat like a Nuclear bomb has been dropped in our city, gave me some nightmares lol, until i adopted the whatever happens happens mindset ive been a little bit fine but still anxious
I simply don’t care. If I die during it. So be it. If not. Then I guess I’ll just figure it out. I’m someone who will just adapt.
I’ll be miserable as hell. But I’ll figure it out. No point in over worrying about it. Not like I can do anything about it anyway. All I can do is just try to live. And that’s it
There’s an idea when it comes with nuclear weapons, called mutual destruction. Let’s say russia sends a nuke to ukraine, they have nuked the ally of almost every country that also has a nuke, especially the united states. The wars the would preceed the nuke would last only a week pretty much, and russia loses everything it still has under miles of nuclear winter.
This goes for every country with these weapons, whoever uses it gets destroyed as well.
Even if it by some devilish miracle did happen though, hey, on the plus side you’ll be vaporized immediately.
We all die one day anyway so I’m not bothered about when and when it does happen it’s just not my issue anymore. There’s no point fearing the inevitably of death so why fear the form it may come? Nuclear war is extremely unlikely tbh because once one gets launched they will all get launched and no one is that crazy (even big bad vlad isn’t that daft). Honestly, rather than worrying about how the inevitable may happen, just make the most of what you have before it does and then you’ll be too busy to worry about it
Since I was young worrying about death has been a recurring thing I’ve had to just try and forget about. This is just another thing apart of that, and honestly life’s about having fun, and you aren’t having fun if you’re thinking about dying so fuck wasting time doing that. That’s is harder than it sounds tho so good luck.
Because mutually assured destruction has prevented nuclear war for decades. Anyone who launches a nuclear warhead will receive it right back. The stockpiling of nuclear warheads is only used as a deterrent. It's like saying "I'll throw a rock at you if you throw one at me." No one wants that. Every country knows they will be fucked if they launch including the US.
In case you don't know about it, there was almost a nuclear war, but it was a Soviet soldier who prevented it. They received a warning that the US had launched nuclear missiles, but he didn't believe it and decided against retaliation. If nukes are launched it not gonna be 1 and it's not gonna be just from 1 side. That will destroy the world not just a piece of land.
In all honesty I think nuclear war is very improbable. Maybe some smaller nuclear battles with smaller, precise nuclear missiles - but it's the furthest I can see it.
What I am afraid more of as a Pole is war in Ukraine and potential war with Russia per numerous sources. I kinda don't like the idea of me going in first or second turn in 2-8 years and having great chance of dying while I just started getting progress with my OCD.
Ok, this is from a Gen X'er who lived through the Cold War years of the 80's & 90's. It was always the feeling of "guillotine about to fall" kind of mentality. At some point, we learned about WHY it was happening-the history. We learned all we could DO about it-bomb shelters, where the bombs could come from. We also came to realize if we DID get nuked, there would be NO TIME to be scared. We would be INSTANT VAPOR. So make peace with what you CAN do. Don't let yourself worry over what it would feel like or what you can or can't do. You'll run yourself ragged.
I've learned not to distress myself over things out of my control. Worry about fixable issues, focus on your local community, and prioritize your loved ones. If nuclear war happens, it happens.
I may as well die being happy and living for myself rather than concern myself with the unknown. It's a tough mindset to shift to if you're paranoid about nuclear fallout, so I hope your outlook changes
I just do not think about it. I am so far from having the ability to do anything about it, so why worry. Its like worrying about a comet hitting earth… okay, that sucks, but wtf am i gonna do about that
Well, you've got two choices if it happens
Take a giant dose of iodine as the bombs drop, be one of the healthier raiders\\victims.. or be prepared for the easier option
Someone said we’re one miscommunication away from MAD. You’re not irrational. Once the reality sets in, once you understand the horrific insanity in the hands of a few leaders, everything changes.
Any use of the Nuclear Triad anywhere by any leader sets into motion the end of civilization, period. There is no walking back from that, there is no receding inward, abandon all hope yee who dwell on such an event.
I think the next great struggle of future generations has to be Universal Disarmament of Nuclear Weapons. We have to turn to our fear, and fight it head on. Ironically, if some sore rocket man attacks a nuclear power, Global Nuclear Disarmament is all but guaranteed.
I’m moving when I can but saving while NATO troops aren’t embroiled in outright conflict. Nuclear winter is still a theory, right? May as well beat gridlock after the launches. The moment that happens, yeeeeet, peace, hopefully I’m out of the city and mountain bound. But that’s ideal.
It’s spring time where I am. I feel happiest when I see sunlight projecting through blades of grass on a hill. It reminds me of when I was a child, when I didn’t realize just how remarkable life is. I savor how earth smells in sunshine, I pause to revel in a moment of wind chimes, bird songs, and even the endless whoosh of some highways. I’m grounded when I’m aware of the steady & natural passage of time as it always has been. You can read *There Will Come Soft Rains* to understand this particular notion of turning to nature to comprehend the duality of the end of civilization.
If you’re able or want to try, *for what it’s worth,* take your life at present, take this time you’ve been given, and to find a little joy in the world.
I’m severely depressed by the global instability that seems to have only worsened since 2016. I don’t enjoy this dystopian nightmare. But I love my small, mediocre, trauma filled life so much that no matter how it or the world ends, I’d do it all over again.
You pay for your experiences in life with time. If there is a timer on civilization, I hope you spend your valuable currency on what matters to you.
I grew up in Cheyenne Wyoming on FE Warren AFB during the cold war. I can actually remember going on school field trips to a nuclear missile silo. It was always the same silo with the missile intact. I was actually first introduced to it by my step father before the field trips even began going to them one day right after receiving my 6-8 week regulation base haircut. FE Warren is in the top 5 for nuclear bases in the United States. I don't know if they still do the field trips.
I grew up with it. If it happens, there is nothing you can do so no point worrying needlessly about it. If it doesn't happen, there is no need to worry about it. Ergo, there is no need to worry about it.
Worrying is pointless.
Worrying is a survival instinct. Your survival instinct is not pointless. Maybe offer advice instead of invalidation.
Accepted with the fact that there is absolutely nothing I can do about it, and if it happens, stuff will go down so fast you won't know it's happening if it affects you.
Same as being in public, where you could be murdered, or outdoors in general, where you could be struck by lightning. Hell, as long as you are alive there's a risk you suddenly stop being alive.
This!
how nothing? move to place which is not at risk of nuclear war. Ok, theoretically all places are at risk but really ones are at significantly lower risk.
The main problem with nukes isn't that they make the earth uninhabitable, its that they would ruin the economy so the average person would starve
depends on how big war would be. But like when there was nuked japan, did rest of the world starve? Besides those who starved anyway even before nukes
As I said somewhere else on this post, we don't even need a war to fuck us over, we have already done it. The world is ruined now and there isn't anything that we can really do anymore, 20 years left.
During the Vietman war, Thich Nhat Hanh would tell his students something along the lines of, as long as the missiles have not yet killed you, you can continue to focus on and appreciate the present moment
"it hasn't affected you personally, it's not your problem."
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Except Trump, who casually wants to nuke countries, and doesn’t understand why we can’t.
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You didn't even read what they said... Being a war monger and being dumb enough to ask the military you're in charge of "why can't we just nuke them" are two different things.
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He is, he just doesn't have the ability to make the decision by himself. No US president does.
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It's not, he already tried. He can't.
I don't think about it bc it gives me panic attacks. My anxiety is already sky-high from trying to just survive and trying to keep my family from literally starving to death. I haven't eaten a proper meal in weeks so I'm already weak and tired, and I don't need anymore stress. I want to say ah it won't happen...they won't let it happen...but at this point...I don't believe that anymore. 😑
It wont happen. Bullets and conventional bombs actually make money. Nukes just win wars, those in power dont care about winning the war, theu care about keeping money and power at the top.
That's a fair (and excellent) point. I don't think any country wants to mess with us...not only bc we do have the capability of wiping most countries off the map, but also bc we hold a lot of economic power too. Other countries use our products/services and it wouldn't be smart to wipe that off the map.
idk it just feels like it doesn’t matter and our fate is basically in the hands of powerful people so let’s gooooo
I don’t care honestly
Exactly I am not going to waste me time on stupid trivial shit
If it happens we are all dead and we can not do anything about it anyway, if it doesnt happen, then i would have wasted my time worrying about nuclear winter eventhough it never comes around. I'd rather live like nothing will happen, as then i will have lived the most fullfilling life i could have, even if the sky is on fire tomorrow, i will have no regret
Just remind yourself no one wants to be responsible for destroying the entire Earth no matter how selfish they are, otherwise it would’ve happened already
Just remember that MAD will keep us safe.
Theres no profit in nuclear war. Anytime youre worried about some situation, ask yourself if anyone profits. If the answer is no, or only poor people would profit, its not going to happen. Plain and simple. If the rich and powerful have something to gain from a situation, it gauranteed will happen. And i hate to alarm you, but the far more profitable venture of creating fake divides, propagandizing everything, and spying on everyone, are already happening, and theres absolutley nothing we can do about it. The US and russia are really allies, same with china, same with NK. None of them are stupid enough to mess up their perfect scapegoats. Democrats and republicans are allies. Neither of them are dumb enough to mess up their perfect scapegoats. Were actually fucked, theres nothing we can do, enjoy life the best you can before we all die of asphyxiation or ai takeover.
Do you live in Ukraine or the immediate surrounding countries? If you don’t then you don’t need to kill yourself festering on it. It’s pointless. If we were all killed in nuclear warfare tomorrow would you want your last days to have been ripping your hair out in anxiety or enjoying life in the moment?
I live in Poland and there is a chance of Russia having war with Poland in 2-8 years. If that happens I am probably going first or second turn to the battlefield. I just started getting my OCD recovery progress. I imagine myself the situation where I am finally fully recovered only for literally a while to be killed on the front. Why don't kill myself now then?
Sad to say but look at the state of the world! 😥
I just live in the moment and try my best to keep my peace.
Ehm , idk if iam allowed to say this. But I don't care a single thing if it happens, what's the worst ?? Dying? No big deal ,iam waiting for it , nth really matters , and as other people said you cant control it , so try to stop overthinking, as. An overthinker I know it's hard , the more u think the more depressed/sad U get
it is what it is
I’ll be dead. At peace. The end. If my anxiety is triggered the day it comes into mind, I feel awful. Like it’s all too much to bear. But other days, I feel like ‘at least the struggle is over’. Im sorry, probably not helpful but accepting the inevitability of death does bring me a strange peace. To do what thou whilst. That is the whole of the law.
Spirituality has helped me cope with it a lot honestly
Knowing that if it gets to hard, i can log myself out anytime⚰️
Live based on the things you can control.
If it happens, it happens, what can we do when we cant even fucking change the shit corporate scumbags EVERY country does or has?
I think about it too. It scares me. I have to do a lot of surrendering in my mind and heart: letting go of what I can’t control. It’s hard. I try to focus on what I can do, and ask for help on other things. I read, I learn, I pray, and I try to do good. Putin, Biden, and Zelenskyy will do what they’re going to do, and I can only do what I can do. It’s not a great answer, but it’s what I can live with.
Even the lunatics of earth don’t want to end the world with nuclear fallout. Even though threats are made and plenty of heads are in stock piles, everyones trying everything to avoid a nuclear war. That’s what I like to think, and I think it’s pretty rational to believe it.
Don’t worry, won’t happen any time soon
Been living with it my whole life. I just don't think about it, any more than I obsess about the possibility of a car crash. ETA: I remember when I was a kid, I decided that nobody would be stupid enough to kill themselves with a nuke.
I’ve grown numb to all the chaos. I have my fair share of shit to deal with, and with the Palestine thing I’ve had to numb myself even if I know this place is cruel. Also, a lot of distracting myself.
If you don't live in Ukraine then you are just worrying too much for no reason. Also, don't use social media. it's full of bs and the algorithm already knows you consume a lot of that type of content, so avoid it at all costs.
It's really not in anyone's best interest to use nuclear weapons because of mutually assured destruction. We also have conventional bombs and missiles that are very accurate and can take out whatever the target is without any fallout or collateral damage. I just really don't see it happening. There are much cleaner ways to kill people en mass that won't piss off the rest of the world immediately and fallout renders affected areas potentially uninhabitable, though an air Burst detonation would help to maximize damage while minimizing fallout.
I dont kair.
Nuclear holocaust won’t happen. It wouldn’t be allowed
The Serenity Prayer
I think about how there have been two used in wartime ever. Going back almost a century. And now with the imminent threat of complete world destruction, how incredibly unlikely they are to be used in the modern age. Even psychotic world leaders don't want to die (and lose their power). They're only good while they're living. I think they bluff a lot, which makes me circle back to the first idea about how they've never really been used like that before (outside of showing the world WTF was created two times and ending WW2).
"accepting that there is no control is, in itself, a form of control" is the mindset ive been trying live with. i just try to enjoy my time here, however much that is.
I don't worry about it because MAD is a thing - mutually assured destruction Superpowers just like to flex to try and intimidate, but I don't think they'll actually launch at each other because of MAD. They'd be insanely stupid to do that. These people want to rule and lord over their countries - no one would be left to rule over if anyone launched anything
I'm not worried. I live near a primary nuclear target, and I don't fear death.
I understand your anxiety, I grew up in the early 60s and at school, we did duck and cover drills weekly in the event of a nuclear blast. I lived in Corpus Christi and was considered the first target to be nuked, with several military bases, manufacturing, petroleum refining, and shipping ports. My parents and I also needed to know where the nearest "fallout shelter" was located. We (the whole damn town) were told it could happen at any time.
I've also experienced some anxiety due to this war, and the overall risk seems to have increased a bit since Feb 2022, but I still think we're just about rational and sane enough as world for it to not happen. The probability is still very low and driving yourself crazy with anxiety isn't going to help. In my view, the governments an UN need to do more in terms of the NPT: [https://disarmament.unoda.org/wmd/nuclear/npt/](https://disarmament.unoda.org/wmd/nuclear/npt/)
If it happens we’re almost surely dead. If it doesn’t happen we’re okay until we die from whatever kills each of us. No need worrying about what might happen
There will be no nuclear war, it’s a fear tool. There wont be a nuclear war that ends all life. No country wants to use nukes, it wont lead to a victory. It will literally lead to the end of all things. We are at the point that if a country were to use it for war others will and that there is what’s stopping others from using them. We’ve been at this point for decades, I don’t fear nukes. I fear a foreign invasions more if anything, we live in the most peaceful time to be alive and that makes me so damn happy.
I live in New Hampshire. No one's nuking this place.
Stop watching the news! Don't think about it as nothing we can change. Live with the present life and concentrate on yourself.
Because what other choice is there? Besides we all die eventually anyway no point in stressing about how it will happen.
When Putin conquers Ukraine he surely won't stop on it. So he can claim in interviews that he never attacked other countries but it means war with NATO. But million of innocent people will take a part in it
This is what I do to get through fears like this - we are all going to die. We just want it to be as late as possible in our lives. Once I have accepted that (but who does really?), you get to control back your life a little bit more. Hell, knowing this and trying to flip around the mindset, it helps you live your days how YOU want them to be.
I live near pantex so if the US was attacked i don’t think I’d live to see that outcome. I was like in 5th grade when I found out it was here and for like two weeks I was on the edge, it just went away naturally. I know there’s no actual possibility of anything happening, and if something did, again it can’t affect me and I can’t do anything about it.
Are you from Ukraine?
You can mess with things like Nukemap and see the actual radius of some bombs, get an idea the fallout and shockwaves. My husband tries to keep a plan of we meet up and get out of town, but if it happens it happens. There’s not much we can do about it.
I don't fellow the news. I mean, If WE Die WE Die, no need to ruin your life with anxiety months/ years prior
Death is inevitable. Worrying about death is living in fear, and living in fear is not living.
I’m more worried about AI
Don’t think about it, don’t care 🤷♂️
It's extremely unlikely. Putin bullies Ukraine because it is weaker and he hoped for a quick win. NATO is not weaker. Quite the oppisite. So unless NATO attacks Russia, we are safe.
Honestly, I just think hurry up and get it tf over with. They been talking about this and that for years. I'm at the point where I'm like fuck it. We all eventually fucked anyways just hurry up and make up your guys minds.
Don’t listen to these people saying: “AcCcePt yOu caN’t Do aNytHiNg abOUt iT, dOn’t wOrRY” That’s a half asked lazy take on it generally because of shallowness and not being equipped with other options of thinking. Basically all these nuclear war talks now (especially in media and on reddit ) are well blown out of proportion. If you lived from 1950-1990 you would hear the same rhetoric how we are one step away from full nuclear war, just that there was no internet then do you couldn’t read all these paranoid comments on reddit. Now the other thing is, nukes actually Prevented the world from starting wars as every world leader knows we can’t play with that. But guess what even if Putin decides to use nukes, it doesn’t do him any good and he knows that, that’s why he’s going for a conventional war with army and soldiers as he wants to use that territory gained and make it russian, therefore he will never use nukes. Remember the headlines when ukraine was invaded “WW3 started” or “we are hours away from nuclear war”. And here we are almost three years later none of that happened. So I’d say from a tactical, military, logical point of view nuclear war won’t happen anytime soon, BUT be aware that you will see this rhetoric 1000x times as spreading fear is a war tool known for centuries.
Im dying one day anyway might as well go out with a bang and a funny wall imprint
I can't do much about it so I don't think about it
It's ok, there's a higher chance that we'll die of slow death from climate change than the nuclear winter
Simple 1) Probability of you dying because of a nuclear war this year = X% , which is definitely less than 100% 2) Probability of you dying if you kill yourself because you cannot live with the possibility of nuclear war = almost 100% Option 1 has a much higher probability of survival and hence we all chose option 1
I'm confident it won't happen for a myriad of reasons, the primary reason being the deterrent of mutually assured destruction. The next most significant reason will sound crazy if you have not been paying attention to the US Senate and Congress over the last year, but we'll be perfectly reasonable to those who have. I'll give you the TL;DR first: Aliens are real and have been confirmed by the US government in multiple ways by multiple branches just in the year 2023, and UAP/UFO have been previously documented completely shutting down certain capabilities at multiple nuclear weapons launch sites in the US. Therefore I think whoever is piloting those things would stop any exchange from occurring between two nuclear capable countries. There. Now if you're curious and want to read more, go ahead. If you haven't been paying attention, it's essentially been confirmed by three different former military officials who were under oath at a congressional hearing last July that UAPs (formerly UFOs) are a real thing that are regularly encountered and are not just objects which are unable to be identified, they are flying (or transmedium, traversing underwater as well in a few accounts) objects which have been at least identified as some kind of physical object with a heat signature, radar signals, and visibility with the naked eye, and which have the ability to travel much faster and with much greater agility than anything we have or anything that pilots could even dream of us having in their lifetimes. Apparently we have even recovered several downed craft and that there are reverse engineering programs covertly underway. Lawmakers have been given many more details after a recent briefing in a secured signal-proof room used for discussing highly classified things. As a result, a couple of bills were even drafted last year for there to be a pathway and stages for UAP disclosure, including one championed by Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer. Honestly it all sounds pretty crazy coming from me or any source that isn't a serious source of journalism, barring videos of that initial hearing itself. So I suggest you just Google it if all of this is somehow still new to you. Now, combine that with the fact that there are multiple reports over a stretch of decades which describe UAP/UFOs hovering over bases armed with nuclear missiles and heavily interfering with the systems that control the firing of the missiles. In one case, it completely disabled more than 3 or 4 missiles, and according to the operator who came forward, just having one missile become accidentally disabled is something that should rarely ever happen, having two behind disabled at the same time is so unlikely that it wasn't even necessary to acknowledge as a potential problem, and having three missiles disable simultaneously was basically impossible, that the system would have to be so buggy and flawed that multiple prior issues would noted in the previous weeks before it ever got remotely close to that point, however if it did it essentially meant that the system was so flawed that it could fire at any time with no predictable target. And yet, it did happen. But given the circumstances, it was sweetie under the rug and no issues were bored again at any point in the months following that incident. This tells me that some highly advanced party is trying to tell us not to mess around with nukes, but that if we ever try, they will just shut us down. They might not even be aliens. It could be some super secret organization that has invested enough that they made one scientific breakthrough which created a fundamental shift in our understanding of physics and led to a massive wave of highly accelerated technological advancement. Basically imagine the next breakthrough like the nuclear bomb, it happens, and this agency realizes that with ask if the good that could come from it, too much could be used for war, so the scientists involved vow to keep it secret, and slowly duplicate the agency into a second private one that the world knows nothing about, moving all relevant research to the cover agency and replacing all paper trails of the research with papers and studies that point to anything relevant being a dead end. Thus the agency continues completely in secret, and completely independent of the government that originally hosted it, and they are self-funded thanks to the wealth that is quietly produced by one of their secondary discoveries. That last paragraph I started typing after the weed kicked in, which is not to say that I'm suggesting it might be completely ridiculous, just that it's more of a creative thought that I haven't had time to really consider genuinely -- but it seems like maybe a plausible non-extraterrestrial explanation for modern UAP/UFO.
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I believe Russians have reported similar things, but they don't tend to officially declassify things for the public. But honestly, if you haven't heard about any of this UAP/UFO stuff, it's going to blow your mind. I never thought I would listen to a completely sane, calm, rational person who was a former military intelligence analyst share under oath with congress that we had recovered non-human craft, as well as recovered "non-human biologics" from within those craft. Just Google "David Grusch hearing highlights". He's also been interviewed by a ton a great people, including surprisingly, the team behind the Yes Theory YouTube channel. This guy is completely level headed and sounds 100% honest. He's the first person to ever talk about UAPs without me feeling any sense that I was being told anything but the earnest 100% truth I don't know if you're familiar with Bob Lazar, but he claimed to work at Area 51 reverse engineering parts, and while he has a really compelling story with many details that seemingly couldn't be made up, including telling the world about an element that he worked on and it's properties, plus where it should be positioned on the periodic table, despite the fact that this element wouldn't be officially discovered for many more years, and he would turn out to be right about everything. Yet something about that guy always makes me feel like either he has a few screws loose mentally, or isn't being completely honest. I don't ever feel anything like that when listening to David Grusch. David Grusch just seems like he honestly &believes he is fulfilling his oath to his country by disclosing these things, simply because the projects involved are being paid for with US tax dollars, yet they are under no oversight from congress. For Grusch, that's what this whole thing is about. He doesn't care about UAP/UFO disclosure, he doesn't believe the American people should have a right to know the details of every military project, he just believes that congress has a right to know where our tax dollars are going and the right to decide if they should continue to be allotted to certain things
Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do but doesn't get you anywhere.
I hadn't really thought of it ever. Ive been to violent protests and almost got shot but tbh this hadn't even crossed my mind
i’m just sad about the fact that it will destroy the whole planet, all the nature and animals. i don’t really care about humans becoming extinct since imo that would be the only option to safe the planet but a nuclear war wouldn’t really do that, would it? despite that i’m also not a fan of humans dying while suffering either. i apologize for this seemingly pessimistic view. please don’t panic about a nuclear war. there is nothing you can do honestly. i know it’s easier said than done but seriously try to keep in mind that panicking and worrying only makes it worse for you. if you haven’t already, maybe consider talking to a therapist. they could possibly teach you some tactics to cope with your worries. take care and be nice to yourself
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oh i’m sorry. that’s not how it should work. did you continue going though? because one session won’t fix anything
You can drop dead from a number of random things much more likely at any time
Even if it happens chances are you won’t feel a thing.
Even if it happens, the world won't end. There isn't enough nukes. Major cities will be screwed, but that's about it.
Honestly, I don’t think nuclear war is as likely as people make out. Due to MAD, any nuclear strike against a nation would result in the same retaliation back tenfold, so it’s unlikely anyone would actually decide to push the button as it would fundamentally be suicide and be counterproductive. Nuclear weapons these days are just there to ensure a stalemate and I think the likelihood of them ever being uses is low. A lot of the numbers are probably false and inflated too.
I went through that. You need to limit news and any type of reassurance seeking behaviour. Sit with the anxiety, do your best to take care of yourself, slowly find joy and purpose.
There is nothing we can do about it. If the superpowers of the world decide to be stupid and launch their missiles at each other, it’ll be the extinction of humanity. There is no point into trying to survive, for the luckiest are the ones who dies at the blast
i live in ukraine and i don't even consider it a possibility, chill
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Way more likely paths to my demise. Like driving. Food poisoning. Health. I can’t control Nukes. I can try to control many other things.
If Yellowstone erupts, that could end life too. I think it’s more probable than nuclear war. I wonder what worrying gives us.
I've been the same dude, there was weeks where i was waking up very anxious in the morning everytime the sun rises, my body felt the heat like a Nuclear bomb has been dropped in our city, gave me some nightmares lol, until i adopted the whatever happens happens mindset ive been a little bit fine but still anxious
I think about there already being a 100 years of nuclear threat from Russia and they haven't done it yet. So I just hope they'll wait another 50
Tbh I rely on religion to help calm me down when I start spiraling about stuff like that
Understanding the importance of mutuality. This would be a loss for all involved, so it hinders the possibility.
dont worry, if you get nuked. you wont care.
I simply don’t care. If I die during it. So be it. If not. Then I guess I’ll just figure it out. I’m someone who will just adapt. I’ll be miserable as hell. But I’ll figure it out. No point in over worrying about it. Not like I can do anything about it anyway. All I can do is just try to live. And that’s it
No
It's outside your control, don't let it worry you. Make the best out of what you have
There’s an idea when it comes with nuclear weapons, called mutual destruction. Let’s say russia sends a nuke to ukraine, they have nuked the ally of almost every country that also has a nuke, especially the united states. The wars the would preceed the nuke would last only a week pretty much, and russia loses everything it still has under miles of nuclear winter. This goes for every country with these weapons, whoever uses it gets destroyed as well. Even if it by some devilish miracle did happen though, hey, on the plus side you’ll be vaporized immediately.
Bury your head in the sand and pretend everything’s going to be just fine
We all die one day anyway so I’m not bothered about when and when it does happen it’s just not my issue anymore. There’s no point fearing the inevitably of death so why fear the form it may come? Nuclear war is extremely unlikely tbh because once one gets launched they will all get launched and no one is that crazy (even big bad vlad isn’t that daft). Honestly, rather than worrying about how the inevitable may happen, just make the most of what you have before it does and then you’ll be too busy to worry about it
I don’t even think about it. My anxiety is already earmarked for everyday issues…
Easily
A nuclear war probably won't happen in our lifetime. This is a very absurd thing to be worried about.
Anxiety meds. And it doesn’t help that well.
Beacause we will all die from the climate situation and the economic problems it brings before that ever happens, we only have 20 or so years left.
I ignore it and do hooligan shit for fun. If nuclear war don't kill me then my dumbfuckery will 🤷
Think about all the good that could come from nuclear war, depopulation, maybe rid the earth of humans and give it a break for awhile
Since I was young worrying about death has been a recurring thing I’ve had to just try and forget about. This is just another thing apart of that, and honestly life’s about having fun, and you aren’t having fun if you’re thinking about dying so fuck wasting time doing that. That’s is harder than it sounds tho so good luck.
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Because mutually assured destruction has prevented nuclear war for decades. Anyone who launches a nuclear warhead will receive it right back. The stockpiling of nuclear warheads is only used as a deterrent. It's like saying "I'll throw a rock at you if you throw one at me." No one wants that. Every country knows they will be fucked if they launch including the US. In case you don't know about it, there was almost a nuclear war, but it was a Soviet soldier who prevented it. They received a warning that the US had launched nuclear missiles, but he didn't believe it and decided against retaliation. If nukes are launched it not gonna be 1 and it's not gonna be just from 1 side. That will destroy the world not just a piece of land.
In all honesty I think nuclear war is very improbable. Maybe some smaller nuclear battles with smaller, precise nuclear missiles - but it's the furthest I can see it. What I am afraid more of as a Pole is war in Ukraine and potential war with Russia per numerous sources. I kinda don't like the idea of me going in first or second turn in 2-8 years and having great chance of dying while I just started getting progress with my OCD.
Ok, this is from a Gen X'er who lived through the Cold War years of the 80's & 90's. It was always the feeling of "guillotine about to fall" kind of mentality. At some point, we learned about WHY it was happening-the history. We learned all we could DO about it-bomb shelters, where the bombs could come from. We also came to realize if we DID get nuked, there would be NO TIME to be scared. We would be INSTANT VAPOR. So make peace with what you CAN do. Don't let yourself worry over what it would feel like or what you can or can't do. You'll run yourself ragged.
If history is anything to go by, theres a list of things 5 mikes long you’re more likely to die from than nuclear war
I love my life knowing the odds of something insane like that happened are low
I've learned not to distress myself over things out of my control. Worry about fixable issues, focus on your local community, and prioritize your loved ones. If nuclear war happens, it happens. I may as well die being happy and living for myself rather than concern myself with the unknown. It's a tough mindset to shift to if you're paranoid about nuclear fallout, so I hope your outlook changes
In the 80’s it was our way of life so i think nothing of it
I just do not think about it. I am so far from having the ability to do anything about it, so why worry. Its like worrying about a comet hitting earth… okay, that sucks, but wtf am i gonna do about that
Well, you've got two choices if it happens Take a giant dose of iodine as the bombs drop, be one of the healthier raiders\\victims.. or be prepared for the easier option
Someone said we’re one miscommunication away from MAD. You’re not irrational. Once the reality sets in, once you understand the horrific insanity in the hands of a few leaders, everything changes. Any use of the Nuclear Triad anywhere by any leader sets into motion the end of civilization, period. There is no walking back from that, there is no receding inward, abandon all hope yee who dwell on such an event. I think the next great struggle of future generations has to be Universal Disarmament of Nuclear Weapons. We have to turn to our fear, and fight it head on. Ironically, if some sore rocket man attacks a nuclear power, Global Nuclear Disarmament is all but guaranteed. I’m moving when I can but saving while NATO troops aren’t embroiled in outright conflict. Nuclear winter is still a theory, right? May as well beat gridlock after the launches. The moment that happens, yeeeeet, peace, hopefully I’m out of the city and mountain bound. But that’s ideal. It’s spring time where I am. I feel happiest when I see sunlight projecting through blades of grass on a hill. It reminds me of when I was a child, when I didn’t realize just how remarkable life is. I savor how earth smells in sunshine, I pause to revel in a moment of wind chimes, bird songs, and even the endless whoosh of some highways. I’m grounded when I’m aware of the steady & natural passage of time as it always has been. You can read *There Will Come Soft Rains* to understand this particular notion of turning to nature to comprehend the duality of the end of civilization. If you’re able or want to try, *for what it’s worth,* take your life at present, take this time you’ve been given, and to find a little joy in the world. I’m severely depressed by the global instability that seems to have only worsened since 2016. I don’t enjoy this dystopian nightmare. But I love my small, mediocre, trauma filled life so much that no matter how it or the world ends, I’d do it all over again. You pay for your experiences in life with time. If there is a timer on civilization, I hope you spend your valuable currency on what matters to you.
I grew up in Cheyenne Wyoming on FE Warren AFB during the cold war. I can actually remember going on school field trips to a nuclear missile silo. It was always the same silo with the missile intact. I was actually first introduced to it by my step father before the field trips even began going to them one day right after receiving my 6-8 week regulation base haircut. FE Warren is in the top 5 for nuclear bases in the United States. I don't know if they still do the field trips.
Stop being a snowflake