Current Events > Those who havent and likely never will go to jail: do you ever dread it anyway?

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For me, theres always the possibility looming over my head that I need to mentally get ready to go to jail to embrace its inevitability. Its like an impeding doom, similar to when I was a kid, and I would occasionally dread my parents coming home, because for no reason I had this strange feeling I was going to be in trouble when they got there even though I hadnt done anything wrong.

This feeling has been with me for as long as I can remember, although ive never had, nor do I currently have any reason to foresee that this event will actually happen to me.

None except for this: there have been many times in my life that I have ended up having to embrace something that would have filled me with dread in my younger days. For example, I recently started working night shifts. I always thought that if that ever happened to me, it would mean I hit a low point in my life and that I shouldnt have. But right now thats where I am, and it doesnt feel wrong at all. What if the same thing happens with jail for me one day? Of course its easier to be optimistic about something like working night shifts than it is for something like jail, but ive always had the ability to adapt to my surroundings and develop a comfort that I wouldnt have thought I was capable of until I was in these unusual situations. Maybe its just the realist in me who is aware that life can take unexpected turns, and knows its a good idea to mentally prepare oneself for the worst, just in case.