I had lunch today with an old friend who is in the middle of major geri-drama. We shared story after story, and it was remarkable how many situations of ours aligned — so many shared blechs, so many I can’t evens, omg so-annoyings and WTAFs. One thing that really punched me in the potty was when she described the spirit-sucking terror a phone ring or ping evokes — that dread of “what now, for crying out loud? Seriously, what now?” That is a real and scary phenomenon, folks. And let me assure you it lives long and deep in the human system. Just throwing it out there for anyone who might think they’re a freak for feeling this way. If it helps, my friend and I both have professional experience in crisis communication and still got emotionally steamrolled by the geri-scaries. #GrandPlans