(((ROSE))) Thank you soo much...
You do hit a lot on head of the nail with me so to speak. and you would have some cash with your bets . lol
LOL yeah I get mad at my boyfriend at times, and yes many times feel he and no one else understands me-- I have even thought with leaving and all..... but he does one great thing-- talking..(and ya know the therapist was good at seeing that as well with how I talked about him even though at times complained, and she said he is a good thing right now and I agree).. and he tries to find understanding if we are not on the same page... and yeah we have had a few fights, but to be honest, he is the first person I have met (including friends that I have had) that we don't fight all the time, even though we may both be mad, we usually take cool off time and come back and talk..... it is really odd... Well I guess it is not that odd--- but it is strange for me, due to upbringing and even teenage friends as I had when younger.
I understand what you are saying about going out there and being interactive-- and you did hit a lot of on the "why not do it"/excuses at times... And maybe it is all anxiety but some thing else feels more in with it-- and it could be just anxiety/fear
I can see as time goes on it being worse- to be honest I know someone very close that I see that product of... and it is hard for them to go out, even with simple things.. they have trouble even switching to a gas station that they don't know very well due to anxiety of new places. They have trouble with going to movie theaters.. but I still try to get them to come out to the store to go shopping once in a blue moon... I try to take what strength I have in this dept. and encourage them, but then again I am not the best example for I too don't go out that much and it is like just food shopping and craft shopping at that extent.
I will try expose myself.... I know fear of things is what causes the anxiety, and that I need to rid of the fear by going and doing what I fear

if that makes sense

Baby steps right