Wot A&C said. I might not be alive today if I hadn't had an IMCR to ensure that I could get of some very nasty and unforecast weather over Germany a few years ago.......
I now have an IR and fly IFR whenever practical, but not a lot of IFR flying is in IMC quite often it's above the weather and just needs an approach to get down again. Moreover a lot of IFR flying is done using an autopilot, which reduces the workload significantly.