My partner and I both spiral into worst-case scenario thinking and we feed off each other's anxiety until what started as a normal Friday night turns into three hours of catastrophizing about things that might never happen. We've noticed this pattern but when we're in it, time feels endless and we can't find our way out together.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people amplifying each other's worry creates a temporal prison where present moments stretch into imagined futures.
“Where Are You with Worry as time distortion?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.