"End of the World", kinda nervous about it...

[meta_liz]

sexpistolsfan77,

I know this might sound oversimplified, but I think the problem here has nothing to do with the possible end of the world, and everything to do with the way you're talking to yourself about it. The anxious mind loves to throw worries at you and argue and wonder "what if?", and there's simply no way to win an argument with these worries. Seeking out certainty and going back and forth with yourself about it just isn't going to get you anywhere. No matter how remote the possibility of catastrophe, your worries won't let up as long as you keep the debate going in your head.

Worry is like being stuck in quicksand: the more you struggle with it, the tougher it is to get out. I think the best thing you can do is to learn to recognize your irrational worries for what they are, without judging yourself for having them, and then let them be without engaging with them. When you stop the debate with yourself, you start to break the cycle.

I really like this response, especially the last paragraph. It's a great way to put it that worry is like being stuck in quicksand and the more you struggle with it, the harder it is to get out. Just have to get better and better at breaking the cycle.

[synaptiv]

Actually the mayans and other cultures pre-judeo christian believed there was going to be a change in the world, when they found the mayans inscriptions they mis-translated what it had said and of course the christian religion jumped on that bandwagon and decided that was going to be the "end of day" although in original scripture the End of Days talks about a change as well  not the actual end, I believe there will be some kind of spiritual awakening in 2012 and it is my belief that the change is going to be more people are going to search out true spiriuality and not religion, which is a manmade version or one or a few persons opinion on what god is or a higher power. To be honest I look forward to the year 2012, and believe me I scared to death of death, that is how certain I am it isnt a bad thing.

[crystalhanzelka]

All I know is that the Bible says "NO man will know the day"  Even Jesus does not know when he is returning.  Only God!  So that is what I go on.  Not some prediction.

[SexPistolsfan77]

All I know is that the Bible says "NO man will know the day"  Even Jesus does not know when he is returning.  Only God!  So that is what I go on.  Not some prediction.

right there.


I know I'm bumping an old thread of mine, but this last post actually set aside some of my worries about this whole "Obama=antichrist" stuff I've bben hearing about. I was hoping it could do the same for others.
I mean, if Jesus wouldn't know when the antichrist is coming, then why would we? Plus, the bible also says that no one will see the antichrist coming, so how could Obama be the antichrist when there's all these rumors flying about? Also, some things I've read try and tie it to this 2012 stuff, and I just think that contradicts what Jesus says.
Plus, that antichrist stuff is even more ridiculous than 2012, right? (I still need some reasurrance...)

[ashcrash85]

All I know is that the Bible says "NO man will know the day"  Even Jesus does not know when he is returning.  Only God!  So that is what I go on.  Not some prediction.

right there.


I know I'm bumping an old thread of mine, but this last post actually set aside some of my worries about this whole "Obama=antichrist" stuff I've bben hearing about. I was hoping it could do the same for others.
I mean, if Jesus wouldn't know when the antichrist is coming, then why would we? Plus, the bible also says that no one will see the antichrist coming, so how could Obama be the antichrist when there's all these rumors flying about? Also, some things I've read try and tie it to this 2012 stuff, and I just think that contradicts what Jesus says.
Plus, that antichrist stuff is even more ridiculous than 2012, right? (I still need some reasurrance...)

Well, if you're a Christian and believe the Bible to be the word of God, then no the AntiChrist isn't ridiculous. Another point about Obama= AntiChrist, Jesus doesn't know how the AntiChrist is, Jesus doesn't know when the second coming is to take place. All he knows is when God says, "now". It is said that the AntiChrist will come swiftly, out of nowhere and people won't know what hit them. So, since people are proclaiming Obama as the AntiChrist, how could he be?

Humans are a curious creature that tries to learn and control their environment, the same goes for 2012 prophecies. Humans want to know when the end will come, it's just nature.

To theoverthinker, simply because someone fears this does not mean there is something more serious going on. It definitely ties into GAD because many people with GAD have a fear of no control. A topic such as the end of the world shows us GADders that we have no control over what is to come; the end of the world is associated with death. In death we have no control, it's the same as the fear about being put to sleep for a surgery. Many people with anxiety feel the need to be in control at ALL times, this way they know what to expect and what they can do about that to control it. "Perhaps you spend too much of your life doing nothing that you actually have the time to worry about this kind of thing?  Again as someone else said some people dont have the time to even worry about something so out there , because theyre just busy dealing with their personal lives." This comment is a little uncalled for, I'm sure as anyone with GAD knows, you can be going about your daily life when you are hit with fears and worries. You're coming to hasty generalizations. As I said, it all boils down to a fear of loss of control and the unknown, it doesn't warrant a trip to the hospital.


In my non professional opinion, I say to heck with 2012. People who believe in the 2012 prophecies have the ability to twist said "prophecies" into something that suits their thinking. The same goes for Nostradamus, his quatrains are so vague when someone happens someone can pick one out, twist it, give it their own meaning, and say, "Holy crap! He was right". It doesn't work that way. Like I said in my opening, humans want to control their environment, they want to know everything. It's our learning nature. Think of the Mayan calendar like this: it ends in 2012, at the next cosmic alignment. So this means there must have been a cosmic alignment before, right? If they didn't experience it for themselves, how could they accurately pin point when it was last? Secondly, based on today's observations of the timing of cosmic alignments, humans were on this Earth for the last alignment. Yet humankind survived just fine. See my reasoning? Secondly, the Mayan calendar is just like our calendar, it starts at the beginning and rolls over at the end of the year.  Yes the Mayans were crazy accurate about their observation of the stars, but back then they took a keen interest in it. Their Gods moved upon it. So if you spend most of your time looking at something and watching it, you can pretty well guess where constellations would be say in May 2 years from now. But it's only an educated guess, they couldn't prove it.
So to heck with 2012, let's grab some popcorn and watch everything unfold like Y2K

[minorstuff]

last year, i was into the wholw 2012 thing......i really wish i had never heard about it....what made me stop worry was the realization that the world has been "scheduled" yo end many times b4, in the 80s and 70s at least/

[savexourxship]

Who cares? If were all going to die, were all going to die.
Let go of your fears and free yourself.