I made it!

[BlueAgave]

I had so much anticipation about visiting my parents who live 7 hours away. I'm glad to say that I made the trip today. It wasn't without hesitation or a tremendous amount of anxiety, but I did it. Now that I'm here, I'm having some anxious moments, but I'm so happy to see my parents. I didn't want to do it, but several of you told me to, and my husband encouraged me so much and I am thankful for you all!

[Stilltrying2]

I am so very happy for you! You should be very proud of yourself. I know it wasn’t easy, but you did it! Enjoy your visit with your parents.

[BlueAgave in reply to Stilltrying2]

Thank you so much!

[Agora1]

Oh BlueAgave, I am so glad that you went. You'll never regret it.

I'm proud of you that you didn't allow anxiety to win. You've got this. xx

[BlueAgave in reply to Agora1]

Thank you! I appreciated your advice and encouragement!

[Agora1 in reply to BlueAgave]

xx

[tommy2toes]

Good for you. Also congratulations for enacting the behaviour despite the fact that your brain box was trying to convince you "not to go." To wit, you are now experiencing a sense of satisfaction as a reward. Doesn't it feel good to have a win, and to then bathe in a sense of achievement? Of course, our feelings (often strange ones) sometimes get the upper hand and create all kinds of mischief. However, that does not mean that our conscious selves should automatically be subservient to them.

Best of Luck

t2t (tommy2toes)

[Turnipgirl]

When I got evicted back in May last year I lost my confidence and it has taken a while to get it back.

What I did was started with small trips out like walking round the new area to get to know where things were and come back home and when I was fine with those moved on to a bus trip to the city centre which I did but was terrified and came back early and then worked up to harder things.

Last night I got a crowded bus back home and I wasn't terrified as I have stamped in the message that yes everything is fine there and there's no reason to be frightened which is better than last year when I wouldn't go near a crowded bus!

[BlueAgave in reply to Turnipgirl]

Turnipgirl, that is so great! What an accomplishment for you. I couldn't imagine how intimidating that must have been, but you were able to get through. Gives me hope that I will be able to do this and stay longer. Right now having anxious feelings here and want to go back home, but I'm determined to stay until tomorrow. Thank you for your thoughts!