Can’t Go Outside - Any sayings or thoughts that anyone repeats to themselves to feel less scared, or weak, and vulnerable?

[ags1]

I just focus on breaking down things not into lots of little steps but into just one little next step - I don't try to plan doing the whole thing, but just the next little part I can do

 

[Skyler1962]

I’m a military brat, and prior service military… where everything terrible & terrifying is not only joked about, but probably has a silly song written about it… I have soooooooo many sayings, moto (motivation), mantras, etc. And when I’m at my worst? Those ARE the things I can still reach for. The shorter? The better. But the shorter ones usually have deep roots in the longer ones.

I’ll list a handful of fairly general short ones, that I use all the durn time, because I’m not sure if the “can’t be anything” is a typo or not (I suspect so? Going to act as if not. But I have a GREAT song if you’re afraid of your parachute not opening. ;)

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- Improvise, adapt, overcome.

- KISS. (Keep It Simple Stupid).

- Fortune Favors The Bold. AUDENTIS FORTUNA IUVAT

- Action kills fear.

- Rage triumphs over Despair.

- No courage, without fear.

- Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast. Fast is lethal.

- Better. Stronger. Faster. (Again!) Better. Stronger. Faster. (Again!). Better. Stronger. Faster.

- Suck it up.

- Suck it up, buttercup!

- Don’t kill anyone, don’t break anything.

- Tempus Fugit. (Latin : Time flies / Fugitive Time).

- Illegitimi non carborundum (Bad Latin : Don’t let the bastards grind you down).

- I refuse to live in a world where I have to choose. (Response to either myself thinking, or someone else telling me “That’s/Youre either really brave or really stupid.).

- That’s the best bad idea I’ve heard all day!

- Work smarter, not harder.

- If it looks stupid, but it works? It ain’t stupid.

- No one ever drowned in sweat. (Take a shower, problem solved.)

- Time to make today my bitch.

- And lo though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil. For I am the baddest motherf*cker in the goddamn valley.

- Pain is weakness leaving the body.

- Time doesn’t make things easier. We? Get stronger.

- Panic Attacks : Cardio for lazy people & serious multi-taskers

- If you can talk? You can breathe.

- Ramble on. // Let’s move. // Go Go Go // f*ck it.

- One of these times, Square One, I’m GOING to hire an interior designer. Or file a restraining order.

- Embrace the SUCK.


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Miscellaneous song lyrics, often by Bob Marley (Every little thing, is going to be alright).

As former Military I can relate to this. I'm constantly hypervigilant and always looking around for threats. My biggest fear is fainting in public as I'd be totally vulnerable. In all my traumatic events I always chose 'fight' not 'flight', so that thought of being helpless unnerves me. I check my BP and heart rate, all good...so just keep repeating that all is good. Sometimes helps.

 

[Odd Socks]

As former Military I can relate to this. I'm constantly hypervigilant and always looking around for threats. My biggest fear is fainting in public as I'd be totally vulnerable. In all my traumatic events I always chose 'fight' not 'flight', so that thought of being helpless unnerves me. I check my BP and heart rate, all good...so just keep repeating that all is good. Sometimes helps.

PTSD'd Combat Vet. Doing what you do, BP etc. Thought that would help me. Some relief from thinking the worse but I broke the cardinal rule of looking after yourself. I told the doc I was doing that. He reviewed the logbook, and I got a list of "this needs investigation" emails.

So now I just confide with the wife.
Way cheaper and less painful than hospital "procedures".

 

[Skyler1962]

Very true Odd Socks, I will confide in my wife..not about all the trauma but more if it looks like I'm walking okay or feverish or not. Trying to stay away from hospital or doctor visits.
The hypervigilant part of my brain is obviously in charge, as I'll have times getting ready to go out and keep saying 'everything is okay, suck it up, etc. etc', then go a block and turn around. For some reason, having a quick lie down in bed, doing a few crosswords on my phone, and all good. Something to concentrate on maybe besides constantly self-monitoring my vitals?

 

[Friday]

so just keep repeating that all is good. Sometimes helps.

The more completely f*cked I am? The more I keep repeating “I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine….”

It’s become a family-joke that if I’m silent, don’t talk to me; & if I say I’m fine? Call 911.

 

[Evie loves Sam]

" nobody can eat an elephant all at once, you have to take little bites" - one foot in front of the other, and away we go. - Indian saying

"yo, lets go, like ge-i-jo" - toy story?

"A-we-weee-we-e, we um um away" - song, lion king

'Every things gonna be alright' - song, Bobby McFarren

"But piget, I know the world is scary right now, and I can't change that. But I can be here with you through it" - winnie the poo

"When theres a storm? you can always dance in the rain"

"I got new shoes and a case, I said to my reflection, lets get outta this place, across the church and the steeple..." song - but i change it to have the key places i will pass on my own journey. Makes me focus on teaching key places and helps me feel like I acheived something when I do reach those landmarks.

I put my headphones in and positive day playlist and that's become how I leave the house. With my therapy dog.