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[gerrerd]

Dont let fear hold you back.

[Arymretep]

Yes, feel the fear and do it anyway 👍

[Beevee in reply to Arymretep]

That quote is the most simple way to explain how to recover from inappropriate levels of anxiety. Accept the feelings of fear and carry on regardless of how you might be feeling.

[gerrerd in reply to Beevee]

The more you face things, the easier it is to overcome them, walk through the flames !

[gerrerd in reply to Arymretep]

🤗🤗

[Existing]

I never used to be afraid of change, or the unknown, until 20 years ago, the traumatic incident that ended life as I knew it, and set it motion to experience one frightening, devastating, heartbreaking, or unbelievably cruel and unfair situation after another. Nothing with personal relationships, those all vanished as I went down the rabbit hole alone for the next 20 years, but with people who had power they used over me. Each and every time the law and the systems we rely on for help failed me.Now I am planning to move in a few months to another state on my own, and I am terrified. I worry about whether I have what it takes to face a cold world again. But I know I don't want to continue living where I am. Theres a strong sense of powerless here, and thats an agrivater of my depression. So, I am using all the strength and preparation to head out into the unknown. I was more transient than I'd ever been during those 20 years, so its difficult to let go of my port in the storm here. But I know its for my longterm betterment. Its always better when you feel at home in a certain area, and thats what I'm hoping for ( I lived in the place I'm moving for 5 years).

But it feels like I'm heading into the eye of the storm, so I need to remember all these helpful comments here to get me through the transition. I need to remember the strength and courage I have within to take on something I know I need to do for my own good. Thanks for letting me share my fears here.

[gerrerd in reply to Existing]

If you live your life, allowing what is to be it can ease the problems. Taking life as lessons to be learned from. You can move on with the experience,s of the past that will make you stronger ! well done you are taking action, most people just repeat there problems over and over ! Good luck stay strong\ Ray.

[Existing]

I want to get back to that trademark of my life: that I was never really afraid of anything. I don't think thats going to happen soon (with all the trauma baggage) but I can push through the fear that is somewhat paralyzing. I don't know how, or how well, but I'm one who KNOWS I can't just settle and do nothing when its something intolerable that I live with. Thanks for your kind words of encouragement. I feel like a deer in the headlights: frozen as the cars about to hit me😄 but I'm not giving up on my need for change.

[PATSEY999]

That's me...head down with hands over my face. I just want to hide and have no motivation to do anything anymore. 😪