This means not having control in a situation. It means not being able to influence events. There can be many problems associated with this.
This can actually cause more problems in your personal or career life than it fixes. Getting a handle on it, gaining control, can improve things though. You can do that by sitting down, taking inventory of your problems, coming up with a plan and sticking to it.
Lack of control can make someone feel very bad. It can cause anxiety. It’s best to try dealing with it maturely. You have to come up with ways to make it easier on yourself. You also have to act instead of just waiting for things to get better on their own. It’s up to you to change your own life most of the time.
This RichardStep Marketing survey was designed to get a better understanding of what really gets under the skin of those folks out there dealing with lack of control. Read over the awesome answers below and see how you can tailor your business to address the frustrations of the people most relevant to your business niche market. Want more? Read the 125 other topics in the ‘Frustrations’ survey category by clicking here.
The following list are uncut and raw responses of the things this group found most frustrating in their daily lives.
Lack of Control
- I cant control my emotions, always up and down. it’s very frustrating.. i cant manage myself properly and i would let out all kinds of emotions to other around me.. which ends up negative..
- Lack of control in making the money I need and above.
- Not being in control & waiting for someone else to complete a task. The frustrating part is knowing that I could have already accomplished it by now.
- Living with a control freak, this was frustrating because everything I done around the house or even in public he always had an opinion.
- Decide to take control of my living situation as the possibility of homelessness looms closer. It has been frustrating because it has caused me to suffer with mild depression and has affected my work.
- Try to maintain control of my schedule, only to have others undermine my control over my time.
- WHEN I LOOSE THE CONTROL OF THINGS TO MY PREDETERMINED TASK OR STUATION
- That I am not in control, and thus things move slower than they should.
- I feel I have no control in my work circumstances and constantly become burnt out.
- Give up trying to control the things which I have no control over. That is the most difficult and frustrating thing to learn and remember. I can only control myself. I can’t control what others think or do or what might/might not happen.
- Im not in complete control of the results, and im not paid for my efforts.
- Wish I was more in control of my life. Others depend on me and vice versa… restrained by co-dependency. Inability to make difficult decisions against the status quo because of these “ties”. Too much uncertainty in breaking them… risk too high possibly.
- Not having complete control of the information needed for my tasks
- Realizing I have no control over a situation. It feels like I am wasting time waiting.
- My life is not in my control. I am left to others pity.
- I want to take better control of my future. It is frustrating that my future is being determined by others.
- Not allowing me to take control and stay postitive in certain situations.
- I felt as if I was not in control of what was happening around me and that frustrated me to the core.
- When you feel you are not in control of the situation
- I was frustrated because i could didn’t control my anger and improve my aptitude skills
- Is frustrating when other person takes the control of the situation and makes me fell unable to take de best decision
- Working in a job I’m not used to and am not in control of and all I can see is disorganisation that wastes days at a time
- A PM that I don’t know much about. I don’t have control.
- Wait, i do not like waiting for things out of my control
- Lot of uncertainty, don’t have the feel to work, control my financial stuff, Not recognizing my hard work, want to spend my soul & talent in my business to get the best out of it,
- Plan a trip to OR frustrating because I’m not in control and I do not know what to expect this makes it hard to make small decision like what motel to stay at because I don’t know what part of town we will need to be in
- I had to fix a problem at work that was out of my control and it was my mistake.
- I’ve had to be patient and accept things i have no control over.
- I feel frustrated with things that are not under my control
- I got frustrated when i couldn’t maintain myself or control my feelings. I was disturbed and couln’t concentrate on at all.
- Getting my nearly 3 year old to potty train. It is a control issue and although he is physically ready, he is at the age when he wants to make every decision and does not want to comply with others.
- Accept things I cannot change, because I like to feel in control.
- When out with friends i have one friend that gets out of control and if is frustrating to have to look after her
- School. Do i need a reason!? social awkwardness is hard to controll.
- Being monotonous and not having the chance to grow and be in control
- Apply for job after job after job. I don’t enjoy (and have no control over the outcome) selling myself – I’d rather get in, get my hands dirty and solve a problem.
- Dealing with insurance claim – frustraiting due to not being in control or under full knowledge of what is happening
- Feeling tired and unmotivated to work. Frustrated of not able to control the situation better.
- Deal with family matters. It was frustrating because it is beyond my control.
- Arrange a wedding. It was frustrating because I felt the situation was out of my control and felt stressed at all of the disagreements.
- I move into a place that someone else has the upper hand and I am use to being in control of myself instead of letting someone being in control of me.
- Decision making and lack of confidence in my skills. When I feel that I don’t have control of a situation, especially of my own life, I get very frustrated
- I had no electricity for almost 24 hours. It was frustrating because it was beyond my control.
- Watching my little sister, because she doesn’t listen to me and i don’t like to not be in control i like to always be in control of every situation.
- Sometimes I doubt the quality of certain data that I provide to my clients.. it is out of my control as I do not have power/say on the data collection/methodology side..
- I had to write up a co-worked and was frustrated that they put me in a situation where i had no control of because of there actions
- I had to deal with an upset customer that wouldn’t listen to the fact that it is out of our store’s control that we don’t carry a certain product this time of year because it’s a seasonal item and if the wearhouse had it, we would have it.
- I am currently unemployed, and the job search process can be very frustrating because of the lack of control over the situation. Additionally, the online application process is tedious and frustrating.
- I had to resign from my dream job. this was frustrating because it was due to circumstances beyond my control
- I went on a bus trip to NYC and the bus was the worst! This was frustrating to me because it was out of my control and there was nothing I could do about it.
- Listen to superiors complain about problems that don’t seem to be problems to me. Things that are out of my control and no reason for me to even know about it.
- Attempting to stop smoking. The habbit and addication is difficult to break. it frustrates me that i am being controlled by an adiction.
- Dealing with my emotions, because I was worried about what people would think of me, and I was afraid of losing control.
- Well I got caught masturbating by my mom it was really frustrating because I was really embarassed and I was not in control.
- I’ve had problems with an eating disorder for over 6 years now. I am a very disciplined person that has completely lost control over food.
- I am trying to procure a job teaching elementary school for the upcoming year. I find it frustrating because I am not in control of the outcome and it is a very competitive market.
- Wait for call backs or emails from potential jobs. It is frustrating because I don’t like that it is something out of my control and I don’t like waiting for answers to things as important as this.
- Getting content ready for the creation of my web portal. Bottlenecks in the shooting process which are sometimes out of my locus of control
- I had to submit a bid, but I was reliant on someone else for all of the information. This was frustrating because I had very little control over the end product.
- I was very frustrated once during my dance class because I couldn’t do the step right I was also fristrated because it’s hard for me to controll my self from eating
- It’s frustrating when I need to deliver homework and either my printer or something doesn’t work. I’m referring to things that are out of my control and even if I measure that time just in case, it still not enough and I miss my deadlines.
- School work, and my relationship. I get frustrated when I can’t learn anything and nothing makes sense to me. And I hate when I don’t have total control of the situation in my relationship.
- I have to get my camper ready for a trip but the weather is not cooperating. I can’t work in the camper if the temperature is below freezing. I have no control over the weather.
- I recently had a disagreement with a friend and it was frustrating because he couldn’t understand my point of view and I couldn’t understand his. I felt out of control.
- I find it hard to be prepared in a new and somewhat overwhelming environment. This is frustrating because I enjoy order in chaos. It makes me feel unique and in control.
- Watch my baby brother because he is annoying and he does not listen to what he is told. also, he tried to get me in trouble one day because i moved his arm away from my game controller.
- Scroll through spreadsheets that appear to have inconsistencies in their entries; work around builders while our bathroom is being renovated- I hate having mess that is out of my control
- When people are dishonest with me and then try to cover up for it, it really frustrates me. I get really annoyed when things don’t go as I planned them to be or get totally out of control.
- The most frustrating thing I have had to do was getting caught up with my school work while trying to find time for my boyfriend. This is frustrating because I feel as if I am not in control of my personal or academic life.
- The most frustrating thing I’ve done is talk to angry customers at my job. I am not good at speaking but especially when people are yelling at me. I get worked up and it becomes hard to remain in control and patient.