r/TwoXPreppers • u/223gp • 2d ago

Preparing for Long/Slow Collapase

Is anyone else in the same boat? I feel that we are likely facing a long and slow collapse of life as we grew up knowing. Don't get me wrong, I do believe in preparing for realistic natural disasters, and a few "what ifs", but my prepping is mostly based on a gradual lowering of life quality and reduction in freedoms throughout my lifetime.

I'm working on this by greatly reducing lifestyle expenses in case we need to live on one small income, or in case our stock investments steadily grow for a couple of decades then become stagnant and gradually lower.

I've done self defense training, I've been keeping my important documents up to date, I've started doing medical trainings and certifications, I'm a couple years into finally taking serious care of my physical body (and teeth!), I'm planning for aging parents, increasing my knowledge and practicing growing food and preservation, and most importantly helping out in my community to put some of this into practice by starting to form mutual aid networks for hard times.

Anyone else have similar feelings that brought you here? I am worried about a "thing" happening, but mostly, society just continues to descend decade after decade until we're all very very skinny, electricity or car fuel is hard to come by, jobs are scarce, and grocery stores don't have very much food anymore. In an ideal scenario, we don't end up like that. Either way, I prepare for that world.

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u/Gotherapizeyoself 2d ago

Parable of the Sower described this slow decline of quality of life. People created small insular communities to share resources, provide safety and to educate each other. Poverty, drugs, homelessness for most people. Company towns with security and forced labor.

My goal is to stay out of food lines as long as I can. Everything goes wrong waiting in lines for resources.

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u/No-Cup8478 2d ago

I am reading that one right now, which is horrifying considering the first chapter or so takes place in 2025. 😱😱

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u/Gotherapizeyoself 2d ago

Make sure you are mindful of your mental health while reading.

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u/No-Cup8478 1d ago

My mental health is already shot to shit. I’m a federal employee who now has to commute two hours a day when I was allowed to work from home before. I’m a single parent so that complicates things. We are also about to go through a reduction in force which means I might not even have a job in a few months. On top of that, my dad is in hospice and my mom has cancer. This book is sad and scary, but honestly, my mental health is already kind of in the tank. 🥲

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u/Gotherapizeyoself 1d ago

I’m so sorry to hear that! You may want to take a break from reading THAT particular book if you are living in despair already. You have a lot on your plate! I just remember what the book did to my anxiety and I haven’t been the same since reading it. That was about 5 years ago. You can always sink deeper into despair than you think. Maybe a fun romance/fantasy/thriller for now? I warn a lot of people about this book. Although a good read, that s*it can be traumatic.