Do you think it's okay to voice profound fears

Voice them to whom?

To yourself? Certainly you should because only then can you dismiss them.

To others? Perhaps it depends on whether you can trust those people to have your best interests at heart. Or you do it anyway and discover early who really matters to you.

The future comes whether you will it or not. You can choose whether to interpret your fears as negative or as rational concern to be acted on.

First, anything that doesn’t violate SW rules is legitimate posting. If I don’t want to read it, I can just scroll by.

Second, secret fear is immobilizing. We just want to hide in a closet, which is neither comforting nor effective.

Third, fear is not silly. It’s a real biological reaction to threat. Whether those threats are real or imagined is a different question.

You may find that some others share your fears, and some may even have suggestions to help manage it. Or change it.

I’m scared too. Maybe not for the same reasons, but scared. But I’m not 58. I’m 75 and my fate will be self-limiting. It’s my daughter and family that I fear for most.

Yes, I think it is okay. But you also need to be careful how much you reveal about yourself on social media sites like this to not become a target for scammers or something like that.

Not talking about concerns doesn’t make them disappear, I’ve found. Discussing them with other people can be helpful or problematic, depending on the feedback. But occasionally another poster can offer a more comforting or constructive perspective.

If you’re anonymous you should be fine. It helps to get things off your chest sometimes.