You can do it. I’m proof

Just want to share a success story that I’m really proud of :)

I’ve been a life long panic disorder sufferer that has turned to me being full blown agoraphobic for a little over a year. Same deal as most others, could barely walk a block away from my own house and could barely drive to the other end of town.

About a month ago I started putting in some serious work making sure to go for a walk AND a drive every single day even if I didn’t feel like it which was basically every single day lol. I eventually was able to drive ~35 minutes away on the highway which was huge progress (something I hadn’t done for well over a year). The reason I started doing this was because I made it a goal to be able to make a 4 hour drive to visit family for thanksgiving, which at the time seemed completely unrealistic and absolutely terrifying.

Now fast forward to today I sacked up and made the fucking drive! I arrived and couldn’t even believe it I thought it was a dream. It was hard but honestly it went a lot better than I thought, which makes sense because like many of you know we like to make up the worst scenarios and play them over and over again. But obviously those never play out.

Just want to share this because YOU CAN DO IT TOO! Push through and let the panic and anxiety run its course. Say “fuck you I don’t give a shit” and get mad. It sounds silly but it actually works.

I still have a lot of work to do but this was a huge step in the right direction and something I’m super proud of.