How are you dealing with anxieties?

I'm working from home for the past few months.So I spend watching CNBC from 9-6.Then I spend some time on my R2 essays.

Not having much work these days.I'm worried more about my stocks rather than my app.

I totally feel your pain currently, but my anxiety is interview-related (preparing for one and hoping I get invited for another). Once those are past I'll be in good emotional shape, albeit with a keen eye on those decision release dates.

How can you work from home everyday? What kind of profession are you in?

I am sure I am not the only one here…

Since applying to 6 schools for Round 1 (Yale, Stern, Kellogg, Booth, Haas, Tuck) with only one interview remaining (Booth next Tuesday), I am constantly visiting this forum to see if anyone else received any news from adcom.

Yes yes, I know. It’s too early…..but I just can’t help myself.

Lately, I’ve been very unproductive at work. I used to be a morning person and got lots of work done before 11am. Now I come into work every morning and all I do is check this forum, then check all embark application webpages for status updated then back to my email account…

This past Thanksgiving weekend I spent countless hours at Best Buy trying to decide which laptop to buy for b-school. Then I began to think about other items for b-school – such as Amazon Kindle, Netbooks, Wireless Scanner, etc etc.

Now that it’s the first day of December and much closer to decision date, I am filled with anxiety attacks…

While staring and re-reading b-school main web page information over and over again, I tell myself:

“Those Tuck students in the pics look so happy…..lucky bast*rds…I wish I can be one of them…….”

“Damn you Haas adcom!!!! I paid you good money for processing my app. And now you tell me processing is behind schedule due to sheer volume of apps??? Hire more bodies!!! It’s recession!!!”

“Maybe I should have slipped $20 in the application envelope so my application will process before other applicants…”

“If I donate some money to Stern alumni fund now, would they notice?????”

“God, if Booth accepts me, the first thing I am gonna do is go visit their online bookstore and buy Booth sweatshirt and I am gonna wear it to gym everyday to represent…..”

How are you dealing with your anxieties? What are you doing to cope with decision related issues?

You are a busy bee today! I thought you had to work a million hours a week?

I deal with my anxieties by concentrating on my yelling psycho client, I figure anything is better than dealing with her in a year from now . I also deal by going to the gym, except.. I injured my foot and am limping like a gimp right now. I spend most of my day refreshing my email or checking my blackberry, whenever I am not sucked into a boring meeting or kindly telling my team that yes, they actually do have to show up to work today.
And most importantly I watch trash TV, which is exactly what I'm doing right now.

I have to say though, your friend that is a wannabe Harvard grad is the definition of douchebaggery. Who does that? I went to a techy undergrad so I rarely flaunt that around for trying not to look like a geek purposes, but I'd gladly wear any school gear to the gym if I get accepted. It'll be the first thing I purchase (except the deposit of course).

1) What can I say? The closer I am to the decision date, the more I am aware that I can say to this job: "KISS MY A**"

Oh wait...I'm supposed to wait until I get in somewhere before saying that? You would think I would be a little more cautious given the current economy, but my motivation at work has dropped close to zero.

Or is my only cure the phone call?

This. But possibly lots of alcohol.

Before? After? Both?