Looking for advice
I would like to preface this by saying that I, personally, am not a Buddhist. I would, however, like to get some insight on this matter from the Buddhist community.
I am absolutely terrified of the idea of karma and rebirth. It's gotten to the point where I can't even enjoy anything anymore. Even without the added weight of this subject on my mind, I have a lot of regrets. Things that I've said, things that I've done, things that I've taken for granted. Stupid, selfish actions and mistakes, along with many regretful words spoken from a place of pain and anger in the past just...haunt me. This holds true without karma coming into the equation at all. Even still, I fear what this means for me in potential future lives, if this sort of thing is real. I constantly see myself being punished, hypothetically speaking. I see myself in lives and situations that play on my very worst fears and insecurities. I'm terrified. I hesitated to post this for fear of it making things worse, but I had to do something, because I need peace of mind.
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