Waiting for the other shoe to drop

This is so incredibly true, and I realize it might be hard for people to understand but it is a fear I live with everyday. It's almost like you're constantly on edge, always waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Wow!!! This is undoubtedly one of the best descriptions I have EVER read..wow

Elaine Turcotte specializes in working with clients who have been affected by addiction, trauma, anger, social anxiety, health anxiety, abandonment issues, social isolation and loneliness, grief and sadness or who have lost a loved one to suicide.

I am no longer waiting for a special occasion; I burn the best candles on ordinary days. I am no longer waiting for the house to be clean; I fill it with people who understand that even dust is Sacred. I am no longer waiting for everyone to understand me; It’s just not their task I am no longer waiting for the perfect children; my children have their own names that burn as brightly as any star. I am no longer waiting for the other shoe to drop; It already did, and I survived. I am no longer…

I hate this feeling “waiting for the other shoe to drop”

I once heard that the phrase “waiting for the other shoe to drop” originated from two-story living in early Holland, where wooden floors met wooden shoes. When a person dropped a shoe on an upstairs floor, anyone downstairs could expect an equally disruptive thud to immediately follow. A quick Google search attributes the phrase to …