[Maven]

Is anyone here planning on attending Dragon*Con this year? For anyone who doesn't know, it's a HUGE fantasy/sci-fi/art/comics/etc., convention. I never get to go, because my boyfriend attends an event that, unfortunately, occurs the same weekend (Labor Day Weekend). I have decided to ask my boyfriend's sisters if they might be interested in going with me (I don't want to go alone because of my panic disorder; the effing thing is, when I was young, even though I had PD, I wasn't afraid of driving off by myself, and now I've got this stupid phobia or whatever!), but I thought I'd also ask if anyone here was going to go and maybe we could meet up? It's not likely, and I completely understand if no one wants to do this, but figured I'd ask. I would like to find someone who understands that I have anxiety and might be more understanding of my "quirks". Here's info for Dragon*Con: http://www.dragoncon.org/

Reply below or PM me. Thanks!

Just to get something off my chest, let me ask your opinions: Is it unreasonable for me to ask him to take off just ONE year of his event (a drum corps performance weekend) to let me do something like this? I haven't been to a convention or any vacation in YEARS, literally! He goes on like three or four (or more) vacations/weekends every year. I'd love to go to a Comic-Con, too, but I don't expect that anytime soon. I know he'd say no--I think he already got his tickets for his event, which he usually does a year in advance--because I've asked for many years early in our relationship and he refused. I'm just asking if it's unreasonable?

[lizardlady]

Maven, if he already got tickets for his event this year it would be a bit much to ask him not to go. If he didn't already have his tickets I'd say there'd be nothing wrong with asking him to go to something you enjoy for once.

I also don't see anything wrong with each of you going to different events. My hubby and I used to go to many things together, but we'd do things separately too.

[Maven]

I wasn't expecting him to take me this year. He gets his tickets around 9+ months ahead of the date every year. I've been asking to go for about twenty years.

I can't go by myself. My panic disorder has too much control over me. When I was young, for some reason, I was able to drive off by myself and feel fine about it. I would have a map, which I could follow, but now I worry about being lost (in the sense of not knowing exactly where I am in relation to home) and I also worry simply of going into an attack for no particular reason. Certain thoughts pop into my head that can send me into an attack. For instance, this doesn't usually happen, but I have spotted a plane in the sky and suddenly had the thought that I need it to be on the ground. I get panicky over things I can't control, including panic attacks themselves.

Dragon*Con is in Atlanta, Georgia, so it's a long way away from me. I couldn't go that far on my own. I also hate leaving my bird alone for even a couple of days, even though my boyfriend's sister would check on him, feed him and spend some time with him. That makes me feel better, but Loki wouldn't understand why we're gone and I don't want him to fear us not coming back.

[tokiwartooth]

Man I would love to go. I wish I could get the time off from work!

[Maven]

I bet if you were a game programmer they'd let you have the time off!