jujubea Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I find hot showers are often the best way to deal with my stress. Never thought to turn the lights off and light an aromatherapy candle though! Totally doing this soon. Aroma therapy candle - or! If you have any essential oils, like lavender, eucalyptus, chamomile, sandalwood, etc. you can put a few drops in the shower, and the vapors rise and you breathe them in... It's sooooo nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-hermes- Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Aroma therapy candle - or! If you have any essential oils, like lavender, eucalyptus, chamomile, sandalwood, etc. you can put a few drops in the shower, and the vapors rise and you breathe them in... It's sooooo nice. I just use really nice smelling body wash, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyAnhinga Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Shoveling snow is one chore to keep my mind off the waiting game haha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braindump Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Shoveling snow is one chore to keep my mind off the waiting game haha... Yeah in Florida we don't have that option. Chiqui74 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeetlebuice Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Ah, I feel like I can't escape the anxiety. I think about it 24/7 and I know that my programs don't respond until mid to late March. A month and a half or more of this? This is terrible. I already check my online status constantly. grad_wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeinganxious Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 My 17 year old daughter decided to share a piece of 'wisdom' with me..."Worry is like a rocking chair. You have something to do, but you don't get anywhere." I laughed and told her I would post it on this thread. braindump, isilya, cogsciphdreams and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cogsciphdreams Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 My 17 year old daughter decided to share a piece of 'wisdom' with me..."Worry is like a rocking chair. You have something to do, but you don't get anywhere." I laughed and told her I would post it on this thread. That's great, I haven't heard that one before! I have been dealing with the waiting anxiety by trying to keep busy with my work...which probably means I need to leave this site...it's just so tough to keep myself from checking the results constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isilya Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 My 17 year old daughter decided to share a piece of 'wisdom' with me..."Worry is like a rocking chair. You have something to do, but you don't get anywhere." I laughed and told her I would post it on this thread. Wise 17 year old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfarmer Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I have so many sources of anxiety right now and they're all a result of having to wait for things to right themselves - I feel in control of nothing right now. - obviously waiting to hear back from PhD's is the first thing. And as a result of that, not having any clue where i'll be living in, oh, six months or less, as well as what that will do to my current relationship - waiting for my car to be repaired so I can leave the house, and more importantly, drive back to my MA school in time for an appointment on friday - I have a foot injury that's kept me from running for 6 months (which i normally do daily). It has stumped 3 doctors to this point. Not broken, so we're all clueless why resting for months won't let it heal - The first check from my MA program gets cut in half b/c of fees (outside the ones that are covered by the program), so waiting for check #2 in late feb. - By pure coincidence one of the prof's I applied to work with for PhD will be at my MA school this friday and saturday for a conference. he was asked to speak because he got his doctorate from my current university. And, out of all the people I contacted when starting the PhD application process, he was the most indifferent about my application and made that clear. Obviously he will know I should be there, so avoiding him entirely would throw up a red flag. Now I just have to figure out how to interact with him as not to alienate him and ruin my chances of getting in (optimistic as I'd like to be, I know that i won't just 'get in' to his school by having a friendly conversation with him at a conference) I just keep telling myself "just wait til March. everything will be more clear then." It feels a lot better to get all this out on paper though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isilya Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 - By pure coincidence one of the prof's I applied to work with for PhD will be at my MA school this friday and saturday for a conference. he was asked to speak because he got his doctorate from my current university. And, out of all the people I contacted when starting the PhD application process, he was the most indifferent about my application and made that clear. Obviously he will know I should be there, so avoiding him entirely would throw up a red flag. Now I just have to figure out how to interact with him as not to alienate him and ruin my chances of getting in (optimistic as I'd like to be, I know that i won't just 'get in' to his school by having a friendly conversation with him at a conference) I actually wouldn't worry about this one too much. I had one professor who gave me a very short, curt response to my original contact email back in October. I got accepted to that school, and she emailed me the other day saying that she sends those kinds of emails to everyone who contacts her before they apply, and that she was actually very excited that I got in. So, it really depends from prof to prof...don't be scared, just have a good conversation with him and try not to worry about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiqui74 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I haven't heard ANYTHING and living with the uncertainty is really tough. At this point, I just want to hear one way or the other so I can start planning. I guess the only thing to do is to *try not to think about it*... Yeah, right..... Pretty much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.letmeinplz// Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 My 17 year old daughter decided to share a piece of 'wisdom' with me..."Worry is like a rocking chair. You have something to do, but you don't get anywhere." I laughed and told her I would post it on this thread. As great of an analysis she made about worrying... I'm still worried :-(. I always did like rocking chairs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubea Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Lol. I tried to tell my partner that bit about worry being like rocking chairs, cuz he worries way more than I do. He said, "But they're so comfortable.." pianocognition and braindump 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritapita Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 If I don't have homework (which does anyone find it's harder to concentrate on during this wait?) then I either watch Netflix or listen to some of my vinyl records while I crochet. Then about once a week I do have to bake something as well. i just feel like I wanna be your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeatrizBear Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I just got waitlisted at a school I thought I had a reasonable chance of getting into. Now my worrying has gotten worse and I can't sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarochan Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I end up doing a lot of digital art and audiobook listening to help combat stress. I also listen to Let's Plays by TBFP, which usually can make me laugh no matter what's going on. Other than that, I'm reading, doing exercises in the living room, and of course shoveling snow (thanks CNY weather!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeinganxious Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 For all those that responded to the rocking chair statement: I'm sure she heard it somewhere and thought it would serve her worrisome, anxious, neurotically-refreshing-webpages mother well. We do have a rocking chair or two in the house, but I rock so fast I make myself a little seasick...I'm one of those people that's constantly bouncing a leg or foot. If I'm to be totally honest, if I'm not worrying that means I'm forgetting something. Chiqui74 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubea Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 For all those that responded to the rocking chair statement: I'm sure she heard it somewhere and thought it would serve her worrisome, anxious, neurotically-refreshing-webpages mother well. We do have a rocking chair or two in the house, but I rock so fast I make myself a little seasick...I'm one of those people that's constantly bouncing a leg or foot. If I'm to be totally honest, if I'm not worrying that means I'm forgetting something. You sound like my fiance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancypants09 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I always have these incredibly hopeful moments of breaking out of the anxiety that's got me clamped down, but the last twenty-four hours have not been pretty: Constantly waking up in the middle of the night, a twenty-four hour carb/junk food binge (bring on the caramel popcorn and Auntie Anne's pretzels), and listening to Habanera from Bizet's Carmen non-stop. Need to get out of this funk or February is going to go to waste pretty quickly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryGypsy Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 On the bright side, I always did want to take the time to learn more about wine. And now, courtesy of these past two weeks, mission accomplished! wuglife427 and braindump 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regenerative Christine Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 The things that have been mellowing me out the most are drawing/writing in my journal, working out, and driving long distances. Checking my email 348728972093 times a day isn't helping much unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinssi12 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Oh wow, I loved the rocking chair quote! That was just awesome. Did make me realise that there really is no reason to be anxious all the time, and that I should just work harder on concentrating to the work I should be doing. (Instead I'm writing this... procrastination is my only hope I guess?) I'm waiting a confirmation for a scholarship/funding application which, and I quote, "you have a very good chance of securing" according to one of my professors. I'm currently a BA student and the scholarship is for MA+PhD. And I'm driving myself insane by worrying about it even if I should be concentrating to revision and exams that take place next and the following week. Argh! I just hate waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChoSundari Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Oh wow, I loved the rocking chair quote! That was just awesome. Did make me realise that there really is no reason to be anxious all the time, and that I should just work harder on concentrating to the work I should be doing. (Instead I'm writing this... procrastination is my only hope I guess?) I'm waiting a confirmation for a scholarship/funding application which, and I quote, "you have a very good chance of securing" according to one of my professors. I'm currently a BA student and the scholarship is for MA+PhD. And I'm driving myself insane by worrying about it even if I should be concentrating to revision and exams that take place next and the following week. Argh! I just hate waiting. i'm waiting on word about a scholarship as well! the anxiety is unreal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinssi12 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 i'm waiting on word about a scholarship as well! the anxiety is unreal... Really?! This might be horrible for me to say but I'm kinda glad that I'm not alone!! What scholarship are you waiting for? And to where? Have they given you any info on how long wait you should be prepared for? I feel antsy... Like, before this I didn't properly even know what that meant! I srsl have never felt like this before, haha~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChoSundari Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Really?! This might be horrible for me to say but I'm kinda glad that I'm not alone!! What scholarship are you waiting for? And to where? Have they given you any info on how long wait you should be prepared for? I feel antsy... Like, before this I didn't properly even know what that meant! I srsl have never felt like this before, haha~ Ha! that's alright my feelings were the same - yes! others are suffering with me! I'm waiting to hear back from my government about a full scholarship I applied for. I was accepted to Vanderbilt University for a M.Ed. and everything rides on this scholarship...my country offers few student loans so I basically have two options if I want to attend grad school internationally: 1) get the scholarship, 2) be rich I applied since the first week in Feb. and initially the wait was 90 days (ridiculous!)..it's going on 4 months since I sent in my application and no one can give me any indication of how long I have to wait.... so I'm here, trying not to worry...working on plans B, C and D...wondering what the hell my future holds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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