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[Division56]

Do any of you ever get this crushing feeling that no matter what you do, everything is NOT going to be ok? I once read that it's part of the intp type, and I've been having it rather secerely the past few days,

I can work myself up so bad that it almost seems hard to breathe. And no matter how bad the sense of close future failure, it never seems to motivate me for long.


Just askin' :ph34r:

[Niflheimian]

Are you referring to symptoms of depression? I don't quite understand what you're getting at; perhaps some clarification would help.

[Bluehaze]

Are you referring to symptoms of depression? I don't quite understand what you're getting at; perhaps some clarification would help.

As Nifheimian mentioned too.

But, regardless, I never feel that way. I am a pure optimist, however, still very much realistic. I do not let such pointless situations and emotions to bring negative connotations to the table. The situation is only as bad as one wants it to be. There is no one else who can solve the problem (unless, once again, you choose to let them). I hope that you can move through this phase and discover the power and responsibility that everyone holds for himself or herself and those around. Good luck.

[Sam172]

Do any of you ever get this crushing feeling that no matter what you do, everything is NOT going to be ok?

Yup, we're all going to die :(. That's a pretty big NOT okay in my eyes...

Anyway, I am a pessimist. I usually cannot see any good in many things. If something happens, you can be pretty sure that i'll be standing there preaching doom or telling everyone about how bad the situation is.

[INTrPosr]

Impending failure...... I created a thread elsewhere on the forum, that alluded to my having rude awakenings from a deep sleep. I become overwhelmed with such matters. Especially when it comes to day to day things like paying my bills or getting a new job. Divy, I can relate and hope that passes. When I get like that, it leave me immobile.

[HackerX]

Yes, all the time...

I thankfully have an uncanny knack getting myself out of everything... ;)

[Witticism]

All the time, man, all the fuckin' time.

[Avengardh]

It's a very possible outcome if you really think about it. Nothing will always be "ok", there are bound to be set-backs.

As for the feeling Div...hmmm, no, actually, I don't get that feeling, but I do get the feeling of "this is your only option, take it or leave it" but that might have to do with other factors in my life. Environment, etc.

~*Aven*~

[Arioch]

I do sometimes. But I usually concentrate on warping my mind till I've shaken it off.

It's all perspective.

[Boneca]

I understand the feeling - I think most people have it at times, but it's possible that it's worse for us INTPs, because we value competence so much.
Things aren't always going to be OK, and anyone, including me, can fail. My world broke down when I realised that at age 17, but somehow (with the help of a very understanding mother and some funny pills), I am still alive. Since I'm not interested in going back to the black hole that was my seventeenth year, I have forced myself to stop bothering too much about stuff.

Mosts things will be OK, no matter what I think. Then again, even if things indeed go bad, I'll still survive, because as a living being I have a survival instinct. And even if I don't survive, it's still not that big a deal, the world will go on without me.
This kind of thinking helps me getting things back into perspective. I call it "cynical optimism".

[sbw]

"on a long enough timeline the survival rate of everything drops to zero" -- narrator in fight club

Scott

[Division56]

A major concern for INTPs is the haunting sense of impending failure. They spend considerable time second-guessing themselves.

This is the quote that I was speaking of.

[codeElemental]

That constant nagging feeling of impending doom has been around for as long as I can remember. I'd say the best consolation is that it fades over time, once you realize that all these corners in the past where you've been convinced horried acts of unspeakable crushing failure would occur don't amount to much.

Am I still worried about failure? Yeah, of course. Am I still almost paralyzed by it? No, not really.

[ohnoaninfp]

Yeah I get that feeling more than I'd like to admit. I get it when a lot of bad things happen to me. I don't know what advice to give you, other than hang in there.

[Zero Angel]

Anxiety is tough to shake. Try having a really long thinking sesh to get everything into perspective.

One time when I was particularly depressed, I spent about 6 hours writing then refining and editing my thoughts; I felt better, and gradually became more assertive and a little more grounded having assessed my strengths, weaknesses, and todos in a concrete form.