clarkthegiraffe

I totally get that this is more of a ME problem than a visa problem, and I could have made this a thread in itself (or gotten some professional help), but I like this group of people since we're all in the same boat and relative timeframe. So our interview is Sept 1 and I still have to send some documents (my fault, they should get there in time) and my anxiety level is through. the. roof. Like no sleep, no appetite, hair-pulling sort of nervous. And it's still three weeks away!
I'm not even the one doing the interview, I can only imagine what it's like on the other end... What are your solutions to this pre-interview freakout? I'm sure I'm not the only one getting anxious over this.

"Sleep? What is this 'sleep'? You're telling me that some people go to BED when they could be checking their visa status? What if something happens overnight?"
-Me, the last 3 weeks

Day ~45 and no news, morale is low, supplies are lower. Send help!
If I've learned anything from this, it's that I would NOT do this for a Klondike bar.
Hoping for good news for everyone here today! It's great to feel part of a community where people actually understand, and I really do wish everyone the best throughout this process!

Day ~45 and no news, morale is low, supplies are lower. Send help!
If I've learned anything from this, it's that I would NOT do this for a Klondike bar.
Hoping for good news for everyone here today! It's great to feel part of a community where people actually understand, and I really do wish everyone the best throughout this process!

Day ~45 and no news, morale is low, supplies are lower. Send help!
If I've learned anything from this, it's that I would NOT do this for a Klondike bar.
Hoping for good news for everyone here today! It's great to feel part of a community where people actually understand, and I really do wish everyone the best throughout this process!

One of the things that really gets me - and I haven't really seen much about it on this particular thread - is the fact that people going through Texas have to wait so long. While I was expecting to go through Texas, we made arrangements to see each other based off the fact that we were going to have to wait 6-9 months if everything went through on time.
So when we got routed to CSC, it was a big surprise and we were so excited to only have to wait a fraction of the time. So then we decided to save our money and not have any visits between US/Brazil until the visa process was over. There's a lot of posts I see on this site saying "at least you don't have to go through Texas", and as much as I hate to say it, they went into the process expecting the wait. It really does suck expecting a certain amount of time, and then waiting longer, and longer, and then just sort of giving up on waiting for the text or email.
We have drones, cell phones that we can talk face-to-face with people on the other side of the world, we've put people on the moon, but we don't have a way to track a couple pieces of paper throughout an office. I'm grateful to have the opportunity to bring my fiancee here, but I feel that the lack of updates and tracking and the phone calls that lead to "just keep waiting" take advantage of our desperation to be together sometimes.
Just my late night thoughts!

One of the things that really gets me - and I haven't really seen much about it on this particular thread - is the fact that people going through Texas have to wait so long. While I was expecting to go through Texas, we made arrangements to see each other based off the fact that we were going to have to wait 6-9 months if everything went through on time.
So when we got routed to CSC, it was a big surprise and we were so excited to only have to wait a fraction of the time. So then we decided to save our money and not have any visits between US/Brazil until the visa process was over. There's a lot of posts I see on this site saying "at least you don't have to go through Texas", and as much as I hate to say it, they went into the process expecting the wait. It really does suck expecting a certain amount of time, and then waiting longer, and longer, and then just sort of giving up on waiting for the text or email.
We have drones, cell phones that we can talk face-to-face with people on the other side of the world, we've put people on the moon, but we don't have a way to track a couple pieces of paper throughout an office. I'm grateful to have the opportunity to bring my fiancee here, but I feel that the lack of updates and tracking and the phone calls that lead to "just keep waiting" take advantage of our desperation to be together sometimes.
Just my late night thoughts!

That's reassuring! I was always losing hope right when CSC would close that I had no chance of getting any notifications until the next day .. but now it could be ANYTIME!
Sleep? Who needs sleep? My NOA2 could be just minutes away! It's like waiting for Santa Claus as a kid.

guys, you know what's the worst about the number game? i put in other random last digits for the numbers, like #59, and they got approved. yay, good for them, so happy, etc. BUT when I log in and click on my case number, it shows approved - which would be great, if it wasn't taking me back showing me #59's approval instead of my case. something's up with the website and it's playing with my emotions! lol

Anyone else get the notifications from this thread via email and frantically check to see if it's the NOA2 email when you see (1) in your inbox? LOL