As we grow up, we need to face the facts of life. Even adults, who may seem to have it all figured out, have their fears. A user asked the forum, “What scares you as an adult?”
Here are the top responses!
TIME
“Time is passing by. If this is the only chance at life, how lousy is this life of mine? Feeling lonely, stuck, hopeless.”
PARENTS GROWING OLD
“Watching my parents grow old. I don’t live with them, so every time I see them, they look a bit older. Coupled with health issues, they’re not the invincible pillars of strength I used to view them as. It scares me.”
ALZHEIMER’S
“Watching my grandmother and now my mother go through Alzheimer’s, it’s been awful.”
DEMENTIA
‘Dementia. You become a shell. A hollowed-out human. Dementia is living death.”
SERIOUS ILLNESS
“Being unable to provide for the people who are counting on me. Serious illness – cancer, heart disease, and more.”
HAVING A STROKE
“Having a stroke or some sort of aneurysm that leaves me alive but physically closed off and unable to speak or function.”
KIDS LIFESTYLE
“My kid is just two years shy of being 18. When I turned 18, I got a job and could afford an apartment and groceries. I was able to start my life with modest means.
This is an impossibility for her in today’s economy. I’m scared for her.”
INFLATION
“Inflation. The housing crisis. Poverty after retirement.”
MONEY
“Running out of money before I die.”
LOSING MOM TO SUICIDE
“I’m 22 now, and this happened when I was 15. But the thought of my mom attempting to take her own life again, and me being the one to discover it for the second time, is something I hope no one ever has to go through.
If you have experienced something similar, I’m genuinely sorry. I’m just terrified of losing my mom. I don’t know what I’d do without her.”
FUTURE
“My future and the fact that I’m responsible for it.”
POLITICIANS
“Politics and politicians. Just a bunch of narcissists and megalomaniacs pretending they’re helping anyone.”
DEGRADATION OF OUR PLANET
“The degradation of our planet, resource depletion, microplastics, contamination and global warming amongst many.”
GETTING OLDER
“This stuff suddenly started going fast, like my mom always warned me about.”
LOSING MY HUSBAND
“Losing my husband would be the worst days of my life. He carries this whole family, and I would be lost without him. That man is seriously a gift.”
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