Stressed waiting for Thursday interview

[ginroy69 0]

I'm coming here to post because you folks here know more about what it means to go through this than my friends and family do... My fiance left for Johannesburg on Wednesday. He had his medical today, and his interview is Thursday (the 13th).

Part of me is nesting, cleaning out drawers, closets, scrubbing dark, long-neglected corners of my home. The other part of me is stressed, nervous. I can barely sleep. I'm terrified of the potential (negative) outcome. All I can do is read this site and google things, looking for an answer that isn't there, and won't be there until next week. I bought a video game and tried to play it to distract myself, but I can't even manage that. I even started smoking again.

Normally I manage my stress pretty well, but the last two days have been pure hell and there are still six more to go.

Did anyone else go through anything like this? How do you cope with this?

[P+J 47]

I'm coming here to post because you folks here know more about what it means to go through this than my friends and family do... My fiance left for Johannesburg on Wednesday. He had his medical today, and his interview is Thursday (the 13th).

Part of me is nesting, cleaning out drawers, closets, scrubbing dark, long-neglected corners of my home. The other part of me is stressed, nervous. I can barely sleep. I'm terrified of the potential (negative) outcome. All I can do is read this site and google things, looking for an answer that isn't there, and won't be there until next week. I bought a video game and tried to play it to distract myself, but I can't even manage that. I even started smoking again.

Normally I manage my stress pretty well, but the last two days have been pure hell and there are still six more to go.

Did anyone else go through anything like this? How do you cope with this?

Yes. The stress can be bad. I understand you. Interview for my fiance is Wednesday and although everything should be fine, the chance (however small it may be) for something to go wrong keeps you anxious. I've also found that there's not much you can do to alleviate the stress. You can prepare. Prepare some more. But it all comes down to that 1 day for the interview...hoping you'll have your good news soon. It will be the longest 4 days of my life waiting for this to conclude as well.

[djricky4 67]

just thing about the positives, everything will be alright just make sure the papers are alright and is in order. stressing wont help

[ginroy69 0]

I see all three of us have our consulate interviews this week. Good luck to both of you, and thank you for your replies. I know stressing doesn't help, but I can't seem to stop. At least I slept last night, though!

[Pitaya 2,577]

There are MANY of us that have been where you are now. Get a good night's sleep, eat a good nutritious meal, think positively.

Hang in there, you will do fine.