Existential Fatigue: Life Feels Heavy for No Reason
Understand why life feels heavy despite no major problems.
When Time Feels Heavy Moving Forward
When time feels heavy moving forward, the future presses instead of pulling.
Each step into what comes next requires weight-bearing.
This is not fear or hopelessness; it is temporal mass.
Naming it allows time to remain slow without turning it into a problem to fix.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the "future" feel like a heavy wall I have to push through?
This is "The Heaviness of Time." When the Reward system is low-signal, moving forward in time feels like Structural Drag. Time stops feeling like an "opportunity" and starts feeling like a "requirement." Naming this "heaviness" prevents the panic of feeling "trapped." You aren't trapped in time; you are simply Moving at a High-Mass Pace.
How do I make time feel "lighter"?
You stop "leaning" into the future. Focus only on the Immediate Contiguous Minute. When you only have to manage "now," the "Weight of Time" disappears. Gravity only feels heavy when you think about the whole mountain; it feels manageable when you only look at your next step. This is Temporal Integration.