Others tell you "just be patient" like it is just that simple. For those who are impatient, you understand that just is not an option. Unfortunately, the world is not always a friendly place to those who are not patient. Along with impatience comes many nightmares which only those who possess the the trait fully understand.
1. Standing in line takes years, not minutes.
It is the worst feeling waiting in line waiting for others to be finished checking out...then they start to ask the cashier multiple unnecessary questions and proceed to pay with every one dollar bill and coin they kind find in their purse for their $56.48 bill.
2. Waiting for a reply while you're doing nothing is beyond frustrating.
Staring at your phone for a few seconds quickly turns into minutes that feels like forever. When the other person begins replying and you see the typing bubble, your level of excitement increases until it goes away and the frustration of impatience takes place instead. JUST REPLY ALREADY!
3. Taking the time to try on clothes is too much of a hassle.
Sometimes trying on a shirt in the fitting room to see whether you're a small or a medium just isn't worth the effort or your time. You'd have to walk there, get a room, change out of your normal clothes, try the new clothes on, look at them, put on your old clothes, and then walk out and decide. Impatient people will just often take the risk of picking a size by guessing.
4. Waiting 3-5 business days for shipping seems like 3-5 years.
Even two-day Amazon Prime shipping can grind an impatient person's ears.
5. You experience major frustration with slow internet connection.
In modern days, wifi can make or break a series of boredom. Slow wifi almost seems worse than no wifi because it is such a tease.
6. Drivers who do not know what they are doing and slowing others down should not be allowed on the road.
Don't get me wrong, I am all for driving the speed limit and being safe and following the rules..but this becomes obsolete when I'm on my way to get some nuggets from Chick-fil-A and I haven't eaten yet that day. I need my nuggs ASAP and I'm not in the mood to follow 78-year-old careful driver Martha at 40 mph on a 70 mph highway.
7. You don't want stay in the "getting to know" phase for a prolonged period of time.
You want to know them and know who they are now. The best part about any relationship and/or friendship is knowing the person for who they truly are.
8. After you have finished eating dinner, waiting for the check seems feels like watching mountains move.
Check, please!
9. You burn yourself when drinking hot coffee or tea because you don't want to wait for it to cool down.
That steaming cup of morning coffee or succulent smelling cup of nighttime tea calls your name and you can't help but take a sip a few minutes too early. Quickly feeling the consequences of the burn on your tongue, you try again seconds later because you just cannot wait.
10. Meditation and yoga are simply not options for you.
While you should probably take these classes to better harness your impatience, you are jus too impatient to try it out. You want to fix it now and holding warrior poses 1, 2 and 3 for 30 seconds each takes too long.
11. You don't want to know every detail of a story, but just want to get to the point.
Listening to others tell stories can be mind-numbing. The person was supposed to be telling you about how they got a new dog last week, but instead, you'd learned about all 3 other pets and their grandparents' pets, too while you rip out your hairs piece by piece.
12. You expect to lose 10 lbs. after 15 minutes of exercise.
Just as you begin to sweat you run to the mirror to do a quick 360 degrees spin to see all the weight you've just lost from your quick workout, only to notice the only thing you have lost is your patience with the whole process itself. Losing weight and being healthy is for patients chumps anyway, right?
13. You lose focus easily while waiting for things too long.
You probably have gotten lost in distraction while reading this article at least once. Impatient souls tend to get wrapped up in others things while they are forced to wait for something else. This helps us to take our minds off what we are actually waiting for.
Hey! If you have made it this far, you may not be as impatient as you thought.