WillyKat
Diamond Member
Interesting thread. The closest I get to being symptom-free (which isn't all that close) is when I'm so far outside that I can't see anyone. I like going into the wilderness alone and staying there for several days. On a day to day basis, my favorite thing is my morning walks. There's quite a bit of open space and wildlife right near the house, so an hour long walk in the morning, provided I can avoid talking to much to other walkers, starts my day off right.
But like others, I try to avoid crowds, especially walking around trying to mingle, as if I belong, as if I fit in. I know I don't, so trying to play make believe just gets the anxiety going. Everyone hates meetings at work, but I really hate them because it just gets my anxiety up.
I avoid cities like the plague. Occasionally, people ask me if it isn't so cool to live so close to San Francisco. There's so much to do and see, and .... yada yada. And I have to tell them, no, not really, ever tried parking there? It's not even the parking or the traffic; it's all the people faking it that they're happy.
But like others, I try to avoid crowds, especially walking around trying to mingle, as if I belong, as if I fit in. I know I don't, so trying to play make believe just gets the anxiety going. Everyone hates meetings at work, but I really hate them because it just gets my anxiety up.
I avoid cities like the plague. Occasionally, people ask me if it isn't so cool to live so close to San Francisco. There's so much to do and see, and .... yada yada. And I have to tell them, no, not really, ever tried parking there? It's not even the parking or the traffic; it's all the people faking it that they're happy.
