Why Waiting Is So Damn Stressful
How to cope with anticipatory anxiety
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3 min readNov 13, 2020
After the election, many of us found ourselves gripped by a new, specific type of stress: anticipatory anxiety. As the name suggests, it’s a kind of anxiety that’s triggered by an event or experience that has yet to happen. For instance, you may have experienced anticipatory anxiety with regard to upcoming doctors’ appointments or job…
