It's the not knowing

Hello Aces...what good questions! I think uncertainty is related to a natural "fear of the unknown." While no one can plan out things and have them go just right every time, I do like to know what, when, why and such of what is going to happen in a given day, so I plan. But then I've lived long enough to expect the unexpected, too. As to the not knowing, we cannot always rush to the answer. These things are especially unsettling when waiting for "news" on say a medical test for self or someone we love, exam results, etc. Karen

I am most definitely a planner as well and get actively stressed when someone can't tell me who things are going to happen, or what they have planned so I can work around it. Also if someone springs something on me, even if it is something amazing, I won't do it because it wasn't planned or scheduled, I need time to absorb things first. I couldn't imagine just going with the flow, especially not with serious things, and the few times I have I have never continued and usually just end up feeling worried about what I did because it was in the depths of obsessive thoughts. It is nice to know that I am not the only planner around :) Dranz