huge step!!!

[DJ873]

nothing like a little immersion, decided to go to a mall in another town to Christmas shop, from hardly leaving the house a couple weeks ago, to a Christmas party,  to a crowded shopping center days before Christmas. Thought i must have lost my mind to agree to this (all be it with my safe person), but went, and had some uncomfortable moments but made myself stay. I reminded myself i don't have psychic ability and can't imagine a future truth, helped sooo much. When wanting to run just stood my ground. wasn't as awful as i thought it would be. Did way better than i imagined by using my mantra's, I choose where to focus my attention, thinking doesn't make it so, and I won't die so am going to stay

[DJ873]

will do i love the books and get so much out of them. yeah its a big long drama story over the last 4 years that i won't write out. I just got the Imp of the Mind book i would not recommend it. But i love taming your gremlin

[andrewm88]

absolutely! i have panic disorder without agoraphobia but sometimes i just dont want to leave the house becuase im afraid of what will happen but it never actually stops me from leaving lol but i know exactly what u mean! im sorry to hear about ur situation last summer that must have been rough, if ur into books pcik up a copy of Mind Over Mood my therapist put me on it and its helped alot!

[DJ873]

yeah us!!!! I have pretty agorophobic for quite awhile now. So afraid of my thoughts that I hardly go anywhere and especially not alone. I have been frozen with fear of freaking in public or hurting myself. 2 self induced deaths in my life last summer really rocked my world. Was so afraid that maybe they felt like i have been feeling, anyway, most anxiety/agorophobia sufferers know what i am talking about, after being beaten down by the anxiety depression monster the self confidence went out the window and the insecurity and not knowing myself and thinking thinking thinking crap junk took over. Ekhart Tolle books and my counselor have really helped. I seem to have some momentum going.

[andrewm88]

hey good for you im so glad you were able to go! i can relate with you reminding yourself that you cant predict a future truth, when i feel like that i always say if something bad is going to happen itl happen and il deal with it, but until then im here right now and nothing is happening and im safe so that usually helps! i myself went to the mall today, which was very uncomfortable at moments but i made it through as well!