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Originally Posted by Wild Coyote
Good for you! 
You make an important point. I do think we are so into distraction sometimes,that we forget to allow ourselves to feel, and to process, our feelings.
As you have pointed out, it is not healthy to avoid, avoid, avoid.
I find the more I stay home, the more challenging it can be to get out. It can quietly increase and then when trying to go out, I suddenly find I am more challenged than I had thought. I generally work through it and feel very lucky that I have been able to do so. It can be paralyzing for people.
Are you usually able to work your way through it? Do you have any special tricks for getting through it?
I admire your insight and your strength for facing your feelings today!  |
Sometimes I'm able to work through it. Tomorrow I'm going to church which is very difficult for me and I haven't been in a long time, but I think I can do it. A lot of times what helps me when I'm out is to be mindful of things I see like trees, flowers, noticing details. Sometimes I distract myself by going through a list in my head of the different things I need to do during the week. I'm really going to make an effort to get better at it
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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi
Diagnosis:
Schizoaffective disorder Bipolar type
PTSD
Social Anxiety Disorder
Anorexia Binge/Purge type