I can cope with taking my dog out when very few people are about luckily I live rurally so early morning walks I can go without seeing or passing another person or maybe an occasional cyclist/jogger or other dog walker. I also use a mobility scooter so I can move quicker and go a different way or get over the road quickly if someone is coming on my side of the path ..particularly if they have a dog too as my dog is quite reactive with other big dogs.


It's crowds and people that cause my anxiety and unpredictability. I can't take a taxi to town. I can't cope with the thought of appointments or having to go to work daily and 'deal with people' I can't go anywhere where I can't predict how many people will be at the other end.


Going to my brothers for a BBQ or tea is fine but I haven't been to a pub or a shopping centre for years or even the GP surgery in person.


I don't even go in my garden if too many neighbours are in theirs! ..and don't have any real life friends anymore to go anywhere with anyway.