I was out with my wife yesterday. Our pooch had her grooming appointment which takes a couple of hours. So, while she was getting all prettied up, my wife and I did some grocery shopping as well as shopping for some household goods we needed. I don't often go out like that.

Being out-&-about like we were yesterday exposes me to one trigger after another; plus it just absolutely wears me down to the point where my anxiety level is off the charts. It's a major struggle. And every time I know I'm going to be going out I know what I'm going to be facing because it's always the same.