Torquemada posted:

I have a morbid fascination with airline disasters, and recently learned of something called a 'phugoid cycle'.

This seems to describe the likely course of my emotional state for the remainder of my life. For example, my dog, my dad, and my father in law will probably all die in the next ten years, which will suck extremely. On the positive side, I might inherit enough money to buy a house, maybe, in my late fifties, which would alleviate a huge amount of worry about the future.

Ups and downs.