Coping With Change and Uncertainty
Uncertainty is uncomfortable by nature — here's how to sit with it more steadily.
Humans generally prefer predictability, so periods of uncertainty — a job change, a move, an unclear diagnosis — tend to spike anxiety even when nothing bad has actually happened yet.
Focusing on what is within your control, even something small, can help counter the sense of helplessness that uncertainty often brings.
It also helps to accept that tolerating some uncertainty is unavoidable — trying to eliminate it completely usually increases anxiety rather than resolving it.