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There are a number of things that you COULD be referring to, that are actually very explainable...
Alcohol and drugs cause distorted perception of time. Cannabis in particular does this. Don't know if you partake, but if you do, I'm pointing DIRECTLY at weed as the source of this feeling you're trying to explain to us here.
But other than that, it sounds kind of ADHD/FOMO. ADHD everyone knows what that is, but it can cause anxiety because of the thing where people struggle to focus on tasks until there is tremendous last minute pressure, and then push themselves to the limits trying to cram too much work into too little time. Basically struggling to an extreme with time management and "executive function" (organizing your mental to do list and accomplishing tasks you need/want to accomplish) is hallmark ADHD. Then when you stack a hyperfixation episode on top somewhere, and you can lose hours or days on an obsession with something... All of this can leave a person feeling like the passage of time makes little sense and they are out of control with relation to it.
FOMO on the other hand is just "fear of missing out." So, perhaps you have some anxiety about the moments and days and years of your life passing and whether you are where you feel you should be, or whether you will accomplish anything that you feel you want or need to during your lifespan. And awareness of mortality is just a pesky thing that a human being needs to learn to live with. If it troubles you deeply enough, you might look to the balm that many have sought...religion. Personally, I prefer to just accept that my time here is limited, it is a gift and I hope to enjoy it as much as I can before it's over.
Finally, I don't know if or how you were affected by changes that happened due to Covid, but if, like me, you switched to working or going to school online, if you don't have a routine that takes you OUT of your house and into the world...that would be a huge, huge part of this time-confusion you are feeling. I went to work from home in March 2020 and it seemed like a dream come true, I never thought I'd be so lucky! But since then, I am not so sure. Because at this point, I don't leave the house so much and the days just blur together, yesterday was just like today which will be just like tomorrow. Nothing special about a weekend, either. I have been trying to do responsible things with my money, so I've really tightened the belt on my budget, and I don't want to go anywhere because I don't want to spend money on gas or anything else... So I just, very rarely leave my home. And it's feeling kind of suffocating and weird. But the longer I do it, the less I even feel like going out, going somewhere feels like a "hassle" in some kind of a way...
So yeah, becoming basically a shut-in can really mess with your brain, I think. And this way of life used to be rare and strange. Now tons of people are doing it in one way or another.
You're what, 19? Not really in a place to tell others what to do based on experience, plus this is the Psych forum and your posts are kinda all over the place/not really focused on a psych issue.
What is a "linear view on life" anyhow?
We assuming ages now? Cool
In basic english
Linear means "going forward" basically
The idea that things cannot come back, once that moment/opportunity/event is gone is ITS GONE yupee
Life is both cyclical and linear, of course I may not be able to experience going thru elementary school again, but I can sure as hell still revisit the old buildings if I wanted to
Maybe a stretched definition of "linear" but the idea is still correct
You ever just feel like time is slipping away, only one step closer til you die?
That's like an epitome of time anxiety.
Yes. Lots of times. But conversely, a lot of times, it seems like I'm waiting for time to pass to get to...I'm not sure what.
Like...as if I were still in school, and counting the days til summer...or being pregnant, and counting down the months til baby arrives.
But...I'm almost 65...I need to shake this "Next big thing" and live more in the moment.
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