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In my case it's clear blue skies and anything like stillness or being relaxed.

Edit: for some context the footage of 9/11, the people falling off the plane in Afghanistan, the explosion in Beirut, and many others had that same ominous clear blue sky in the background.

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[–] Today@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe not doom, but general anxiety - I'm in Texas which has fairly frequent tornados in the spring. There's a green tint, a smell, and a feeling in the air that puts everyone on edge.

[–] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Last time there was a tornader in Garland, lightning flashed and lit up the jade-green sky. My mother and brother stopped talking instantly, and we gathered the dogs in the Harry Potter room under the stairs.

'Nader didn't hit us, but it was still a shock to see the sky a color I've only seen in jewelry, or the random Pantone®© sample.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I appreciate you transcribing your drawl.

[–] aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago

Someone telling me we need to talk and refusing to give context

[–] VirtigoMommy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Total eclipse of the sun

I’ve seen a number of partials and lunar eclipses through my life but I drove out to see totality last year.

It was the textbook definition of awesome, it took my breath away in a way I still struggle to describe beyond the words doom and divinity. Took me months to shake it.

15/10 will absolutely travel for the next one if I’m not dead by then.

[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

I drove at least a thousand miles to see the one that crossed the US in 2017. I agree with the awesomeness of it all- and despite being in the middle of nowhere, there were a lot of people around, so when totality began, there was this collective gasp that was almost as amazing as the eclipse itself.

[–] folekaule@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A heart attack. A sense of impending doom can be a sign of a heart attack. Health line article

[–] TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Guess I've been suffering from one for my whole life oof

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't worry! It can be a heart attack or simply anxiety! And the best is when it's triggered by anxiety about having a heart attack.

[–] ShrimpCurler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I've been there. Wouldn't wish it on anyone.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Also chemical cardioversion can be a trip.
source: me

[–] folekaule@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oof. I hope you're doing better now.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

100% better. Modern medicine is amazing.

[–] match@pawb.social 6 points 2 months ago

babe you have anxiety

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Stomach cramps when I am not at home.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I feel this so hard.

[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

When my kids are quiet...

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Black holes fill me with a sense of doom.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For most intents and purposes, they're no more dangerous than a star of the same mass in the same place.

There's also the theory that our universe could be the inside of a black hole in a higher-order universe.

Of course, trying to imagine the size of our universe, let alone an entire hierarchy of them where ours may just be itself an insignificant speck, might cause more doom sensation than less. Do with this information what you will.

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I think it's the time dilation and spaghetti. And they can be damn difficult to spot. Or it may just be pure irrationality.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

texts that say "when will you be home?"

[–] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Time traveler me giving now me the quest to exercise (not fat, just extremly lazy)

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

A bubbling noise coming from the toilet

[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago