Time frames

Anyone else really struggle with being a time frame? I hate not knowing how long it will be til something happens so I always want a time frame but I think most of the time this does more harm than good.

It seems to be rare that people's time frames are correct and I find this difficult. My thinking is rigid so if someone says it'll take this long, my brain expects it to take that long. Although I can rationalise this and understand reasons why the time frame may be longer, I still find it difficult to deal with and then I'm back to the unknown.

Before Christmas I had an appointment and was told the next one would likely be spring. I was fine with this time frame until we hit spring. There is plenty of spring left, it's not like the appointment is actually late yet. But the anxiety about when it'll be has really kicked in.

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  • Yes hugely.

    It's the same with appointments or anything that is just open ended., they just make me "uncomfortable"

    When I was initially on the waiting list for diagnosis I was told it was 6-8 months, that was okay as I thought it's 8 months but could be earlier, obviously it wasn't and after 3 years of chasing them I found out about TRTC and it was all over within 3 months, the wait for the report was an issue but I had an end point so it was too bad.

  • Yes, uncomfortable is the word. I struggle with communication in this sense too. Written communication is my general preference as it is much easier than approaching someone or emailing them. But waiting for a response I really struggle with. Particularly with emails. How long do you wait before you remind someone? 

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  • Yes, uncomfortable is the word. I struggle with communication in this sense too. Written communication is my general preference as it is much easier than approaching someone or emailing them. But waiting for a response I really struggle with. Particularly with emails. How long do you wait before you remind someone? 

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