(July 12, 2016 at 12:54 pm)Constable Dorfl Wrote:(July 11, 2016 at 10:55 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Anxious. I just consigned a bunch of collectibles to auction and have jitters over what they'll fetch. I suppose I should not worry, it's s going to be almost three months until the auction and I don't really need the money. So why am I stressed about it?
Low level anxiety caused by the lack of certainty that they'll sell for a profit?
I have the same kind of reaction whenever I have to wait for results of exams, job interviews, etc.
Yeah, something like that. It's just kind of messed up that it's causing me anxiety at all - I don't want the items any more, I have no use for them, they were just occupying an entire closet, their cost was entirely sunk, and it'll be nice to get a nice fat check. Auctions are always kind of a roll of the dice though - I have nightmarish thoughts of only realizing a tenth of the value, for example.