Waiting, worrying and dealing with uncertainty, with Kate Sweeny, PhD

Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 10:30 a.m.

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Is there anything more agonizing than being in limbo? Time may seem to slow to a crawl when you\\u2019re waiting for high-stakes news like a hiring decision, a biopsy result \\u2013 or the end of a pandemic. Kate Sweeny, PhD, of the University of California, Riverside, discusses what makes waiting so stressful, how the stress of waiting differs from other types of stress, the relationship between waiting and worrying, and strategies people can use to lessen anxiety and make waiting easier.

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