reading cards has me rattled

[flamingsword]

so last night I read some cards for myself, and it has me spooked. Because I asked about what is going on, and I got the 8 of swords (being trapped, negative experiences) as the card that represents me, the 3 of swords (heartbreak) in the space representing hopes and fears, and THE TOWER as my current problems. And if you're saying to yourself, "isn't The Tower the card that represents destruction, revelation, and cataclysm?", then yeah, it is.

I desperately need to meditate, but I'm so tired that I can't get any kind of clarity on this right now. Time to go put my bug-out bag/shelf together, I guess.