In Less Than 30 Mins Have To Wait For Paratransit Ride

[Ava Jarvis]

to take me 50 miles away

So I can be evaluated for new meds

I'm scared

I don't do well away from the house

I have to be away for six hours with no control over where I go

And no food

I.m freaking out in silent breakdown mode

 

[rascal]

I know these feelings all too well. Good vibes from me to you!

 

[Deleted member 12723]

You can do this one! Just remember to breathe! And take some crackers with you.

 

[Ava Jarvis]

Oh! Taht's true. Crackers. I even have them already in little packs

I can take some cheese too

I can do this! I just won't be happy! Lol

Sorry about the lol. I know it's not great that I won't be happy.

I'll survive

When I get home I'm eating a cookie

I have very large cookies with m&ms in them

Store bought

But damn our Safeway bakery somehow does good things

 

[Ava Jarvis]

On my ride

Crying and sick from anxiety I think and hunger. I can't eat in moving vehicles right now, nausea

 

[Ava Jarvis]

Slight improvement

On verge of tears

Am at place

Shaking and not able to walk steadily

Feeling terrible

Sitting right now but not doing well

 

[Sideways]

Breathe.

You know this stuff already. The nausea is your fight/flight response (possibly a bit of motion sickness!) deciding to switch off your stomach so that it can redirect energy to the more important parts of your body for fight or flight.

Deep slow breaths, especially on the exhale. Forces your heart rate dowb, and is like a physiological Xanax. Your body can't sustain fight/flight mode panic if your heart rate is low.

Breathe. Deep. Slow.

You'ge got this - the countdown is already on to this being all over:)

 

[Ava Jarvis]

Thanks @Ragdoll Circus :hug:

 

[Sideways]

Just applying the same philosophy that millions of people worldwide use: What Would Batman Do?

Easy! Batman's a deep, heavy breather from way back. I've seen the movies, and I'm onto his game! And if it works for Batman, that's good enough for me;)

 

[sun seeker]

I understand, perhaps not to this degree but I hate having no control over where I go! Thinking of you and hoping it's easier than you expected.

 

[Ronin]

You got up, and you got moving.

Both are very good things in my book, @Ava Jarvis. ;)

 

[Ronin]

Also, you faced your fear, Batman can go home, you're doing it better, with far less privileges helping you get across than he has :)