Smallest step

[gerrerd]

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[Agora1]

I like this one too. Thank you gerrerd

[Starrlight]

That is me. I haven’t driven to too many places in a long time. Well I drove around a lot yesterday with no panic issue!!!!!! Now next time I go out the challenge will be more since I will be going a further distance. I feel I’m being pulled out from the anxiety trap. 😃

[Agora1 in reply to Starrlight]

Starrlight, one mile at a time xx

[Starrlight in reply to Agora1]

Yup Agora. 😊 My husband is itching for me to get back to driving everywhere I need to go but I feel I need to do just what you say, a mile at a time, going easy so I feel good about it and not scared out of my mind. I’ll know what I can and can’t do as the times come. Hopefully I will be steadily moving forward but if I take a slip back it’s like doing the salsa I just go forward again without a blink.

[Agora1 in reply to Starrlight]

Love that...like doing the Salsa

After 5 years of Agoraphobia, I took it very slow in getting back into my car and driving once again. Small steps got me to where I wanted to go the first time.

The Dollar Tree Starrlight...it felt like I was back home when I entered that store

for the first time in 5 years lol

Took a couple deep breaths, got my cart and an hour and a half later, came out with bags of treasures. Oh I missed driving all those years.

I hope you will have that same ecstatic feeling that first time you get yourself to your destination. It's a great accomplishment. Don't push, do it in your own time.

[Starrlight in reply to Agora1]

Beautiful Agora!

The dollar tree-like home -I love it!

I was feeling pretty estatic yesterday when carting my 3boys around with the feeling that I was in control; grounded, doing what I love to do...having adventures...went to the farmers market twice that day because my son got dizzy sick on the playground so we left to rest then went out again to get the homemade icecream I’d promised them. My 22 yr old said I wasn’t driving with finesse but jerky stop and go moves haha i can laugh at myself, it didn’t bother me, Yup I am a little rusty and that’s okay because we were safe and if only he knew my story he’d be awarding me with a medal instead! 😉

Treasures yes! I’m so glad you had that great feeling of accomplishment when you came out of the store with treasures!!! I drove to the nature center the other day and we picked out rock/mineral treasures there.

Everything I do has more pleasure these recent days... my Paxil must really be working!

Yes Agora you are so right, I really don’t want to push it and some times will be harder than others.

Bless you thanks for your support 😃

[Agora1 in reply to Starrlight]

xx

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Yes! I got a job today with benefits! I’m thrilled! So excited to start 7-9.

[Starrlight in reply to Hidden]

Happy for you!