There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.

An Overall Feeling of Doom that One Cannot Ever Escape no Matter What One Does

The trick is to succumb to enough pressure that you do not drive your peers away, but not so much that you end up in a situation in which you are dead or otherwise uncomfortable. This is a difficult trick, and most people never master it, and end up dead or uncomfortable at least once during their lives.

It is difficult, when faced with a situation you cannot control, to admit you can do nothing.

Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.