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

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Is there anything more agonizing than being in limbo? Time may seem to slow to a crawl when you’re waiting for high-stakes news like a hiring decision, a biopsy result – 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. For transcripts, links and more information, please visit the Speaking of Psychology Homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.0	Speaking of psychology is taking a summer break, so we're rerunning one of our favorite episodes from the past.
0:34.3	In 2021, I talked to psychologist Kate Sweeney about the particular stress of waiting and living with uncertainty.
0:41.9	We hope you enjoy this episode from the archives.
0:45.1	Speaking of psychology, we'll be back with new episodes on August 23rd.
0:49.1	Thank you for listening.
0:52.7	Is there anything more agonizing than having to wait for something important?
0:57.0	You know that feeling of hoping for good news while bracing for the worst?
1:01.0	Time seems to crawl in periods of high-stakes uncertainty,
1:05.0	such as for a job applicant waiting to find out whether they got their dream job,
1:09.0	or a high school senior waiting for word from colleges,
1:12.6	or a patient awaiting biopsy results. And since COVID-19 entered our lives, the whole world has gotten a crash course in waiting and worrying,
1:21.6	as we've all hoped for the end of this agonizing pandemic. What makes waiting so stressful? How does the stress of
1:28.7	waiting differ from other types of stress? What kinds of waiting periods are the most difficult?
1:34.3	Do some people have an easier time waiting than others? And what's the relationship between
1:38.9	waiting and worrying? Is worrying always bad? And if you're in a period of anxious waiting, are there strategies
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