I found this site today - of all days, 1 day before the "big" day … but at least I found it. After reading through the links I do feel a bit better, however like most of you I will NOT be 100% ok until after tomorrow.
My story is simple, I, for some reason, get sucked into doomsday hype. Last year Mr. Harold Camping had me terrified in May, enough to take the entire week off work and stay up watching the news sites and waiting to hear the end was coming. Of course, nothing happened and it was "rescheduled" for October. Surprisingly October came and I was nowhere near as paranoid as I was in May. So why am I so paranoid now? I think the surge of media, and the fact that the 2012 issue has been made public for a long time. So people had years and years to come up with theories and predictions, Hollywood movies, etc. We (and I mean me as I'm not familiar with most of your stories) have had years and years to continue to read and worry, whereas if we were made aware of 2012 last week - maybe our feelings would be different? I guess we'll never know.
I am also 6 months pregnant with my first baby! I am beyond excited to meet this little girl and my fiancee is as well, now he doesn't buy into this hype at all and continues to joke about it. I have been doing very well with my stress levels though, which is surprising to me. I haven't really had any anxiety attacks about anything since very early in my pregnancy! When I start to worry about tomorrow I continue to tell myself that I've lived through so many of these predictions in the past and after I panic during each one, I hate myself the next day when nothing happens.
Today I am going to work, tomorrow I am going to work and tomorrow night happens to be our work Christmas party. So I am trying to look forward to that.
I also take some comfort in knowing that in certain remote parts of the world like Christmas Island, it's already Friday morning.