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Uncertainty

Homebird

How do other people deal with uncertainty?

At the moment it feels like there is a lot.

There is much uncertainty at this current time, both in the country and in the world. 

In my life there are a few things that are uncertain, including my work doing some restructuring. We have been given some timescales but not much explanation of what this might mean. I always ask for more details but in this case we just have to wait. In a lot of cases I find I have to try to put the uncertain things out of my mind otherwise the working out of possibilities becomes too exhausting.

I find this time of the year challenging. I wait in anticipation for Spring and bulbs coming into flower, as there is an element of certainty in that. However now with the changing weather patterns things are changing there.

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  • I too struggle with the unknown. I’ve never found the words to convey how not knowing what something will look like makes me feel. In a physical sense, my heat races increases a lot and I become very twitchy, in an emotional sense I feel like a whirlwind is whipping up inside of me. I wish more places catered for this (e.g. websites with pictures, up to date menus that don’t change, directions, exact parking arrangements including the number of available spaces etc.).

    If ever I’m visiting a new place for an event or gathering etc. I quite like to do a run though and scout it out before hand if I can. If I’m travelling somewhere close to somewhere I am familiar with, I might aim to touch base in the familiar environment first just to settle my nerves a bit.

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  • I too struggle with the unknown. I’ve never found the words to convey how not knowing what something will look like makes me feel. In a physical sense, my heat races increases a lot and I become very twitchy, in an emotional sense I feel like a whirlwind is whipping up inside of me. I wish more places catered for this (e.g. websites with pictures, up to date menus that don’t change, directions, exact parking arrangements including the number of available spaces etc.).

    If ever I’m visiting a new place for an event or gathering etc. I quite like to do a run though and scout it out before hand if I can. If I’m travelling somewhere close to somewhere I am familiar with, I might aim to touch base in the familiar environment first just to settle my nerves a bit.

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