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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Tee73
Tee73

A message a positive hope from me today. I have been worried about leaving the house for just a walk but after reading your messages of encouragement I got a bus today, first time in years and went to see my elderly Aunt. Amittedly I worn a beany hat, sunnies and the compulsary mask (which helps me a lot) and it was ok. Got to her house and my legs were like Jelly and was bit stressed but faked my way through just about.  When I felt anxious - just made an excuse to make tea, do the dishes or go to the loo.  Couldn't cope with one-on-one chat for more than a few minutes as I don't know her that well, but she's family (my late Nan's sister) and has terminal cancer. So glad I dug deep and I got to see her today, it was so important for me to do that :)

Community LeaderMid
Mid
Whoo, hooh! You did the 'doing' anxiety to help you through it!

And, your visit to your Aunt was definitely appreciated by her, too!

Hurrah!
emmaotter
emmaotter
Tee, that’s great news and you did it! I hope you feel really proud of yourself and know that you made her day visiting your aunt. Way to also keep yourself occupied when anxiety was creeping in. It is great to hear such a positive story today, thank you ☺️

Emma
hyperpgal
hyperpgal
wow--that's pretty impressive--taking the bus is not an easy thing to do! I am sure your Aunt was overwhelmed with gratitude for the visit. YAY for you!
silverlight
silverlight
How wonderful and how inspiring!
Thank you for sharing!
eab88
eab88
That’s awesome, Tee! Way to go!
Tropicaloo
Tropicaloo
Go you! Well done. I’m sure she appreciated it.
mattiemae52
mattiemae52
Tee
That is great! Facing fears is tough! And your Aunt could enjoy your company.
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