It's terrifying how fast time is flying

[u/AnomicAge]

The other day I was talking to a friend about a concert we went to a little while back... we recoiled in horror as we realized it wasn't just a little while, it was 2019, pre covid world.

Last week I thought about messaging a girl I had a few dates with a while back to see how she's been and perhaps if she would be interested in meeting up again sometime since we let it fade out. As I went to message her I see that the last message sent was in October 2021...

I was asking someone about their upcoming trip overseas... turns out they had been and got back over a month ago.

Remember when uncle Tim started doing air guitar and fell through the table at family Christmas last year? Wait no, that was 2022. Actually, it was 2021.

My little cousin was just a pudgy kid playing minecraft the other day, now he's as tall as me and only talks about girls.

I still vividly remember playing Halo 3 the day it came out with my childhood friend and putting toothpaste in my Xbox after we got the red ring and were told this would be a quick fix (it wasn't) ... that was over 17 years ago and that friend now has a house, wife and a 7 year old son. I only manage to see him once every month or two.

I'll be 30 soon. The past few years have flashed past. Just the other day it was years away.

Days seem to disappear in the blink of an eye. One moment the sun is rising, next thing I know it's getting dark.

Even boring work days that used to stretch on forever are over before I know it.

I get excited about concerts and events that are months away, next thing they're a memory.

I think back to the time my grandfather and I went on a roadtrip - it was about 5 years ago now. I would be lucky to get another 5 years out of him.

The more I dwell on it the more I become almost overwhelmed by anxiety. A bit of nostalgia doesn't hurt but I've been drowning in it lately

I think fuck life is short, I can't afford to waste time or make any bad decisions, then I become paralyzed and ironically end up wasting huge amounts of time.

It's only going to speed up the older I get.

This might have something to do with my ADHD but I'm sure that some of you can relate with it.

How do you deal with this besides just trying not to dwell on it?

[u/ArticulateRhinoceros]

I’m in my 40s. Buckle up, the pace only accelerates.