tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914969552005146177.post6386334131067282291..comments2023-10-16T16:18:08.461+01:00Comments on Living with Agoraphobia: We Did It Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16985336897832589441noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914969552005146177.post-77112622653370780412015-10-22T12:29:47.102+01:002015-10-22T12:29:47.102+01:00Hi, good on you! I am won who followed your baby ...Hi, good on you! I am won who followed your baby posts and ended up having two babies! I used to comment to you years ago. I used to say I want to get from Australia to London. Well guess what, I made it!! Now I want to go back to Australia! Bloody mind!. Does that part of Scotland snow in February? I am looking for a lovely place to take my children in February that has definite snow.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914969552005146177.post-38974901201900334312015-10-22T10:29:17.623+01:002015-10-22T10:29:17.623+01:00Amazing! You have both done so well. Look at how f...Amazing! You have both done so well. Look at how far you have come! You both look like you had a great time. <br />The photos of the hotel and the scenery, not to mention the pool, look beautiful. Well done, you deserved it all! <br />Your posts have given me such hope and encouragement. <br />You write with such honesty that you make me think "I can do this too" I am going to truly put more effort in working harder to tackle agoraphobia, rather than accepting "this is how it is going to be for me, always".<br />I love the "f*ckit list" haha....I am going to start to write one of those. What a great idea!<br />I also love the advice you have written. I can read a hundred self help books and articles, but the best advice I find, is when that book or article is written by a person who has suffered with or suffers with agoraphobia and anxiety, and all the rest that it entails. I pay much more attention it it.<br />Keep updating your blog, won't you? It truly is inspirational, plus I love seeing all the pics too, of how well you are doing.<br />I am so happy for you! :)<br /><br />Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622303844501336470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914969552005146177.post-1832876346799309422015-09-01T22:41:06.078+01:002015-09-01T22:41:06.078+01:00Awwww anonymous if I could high 5 u right now I wo...Awwww anonymous if I could high 5 u right now I would. Awesome comment and if im ever slipping ill be sure to give it another read.<br /><br />Emily you've got loads of amazing new things to experience... go do it! Youll be so glad you did. <br /><br />Belinda Im sitting here giggling about your Effort List haha that's made my night. Id love to hear whats on there :) <br /><br />Anxiety Mamma and S... big hugs and thank you for following my journey xxxLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985336897832589441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914969552005146177.post-36415339789378835002015-08-01T11:49:54.304+01:002015-08-01T11:49:54.304+01:00This is so inspiring. I am currently suffering wit...This is so inspiring. I am currently suffering with agoraphobia and I can't seem to find the inspiration to just do it, but I think you just gave me that. Thank you.Emily Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973022288480851501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914969552005146177.post-80995840937275501362015-07-07T10:03:57.949+01:002015-07-07T10:03:57.949+01:00Oh Lynn, this is such a joy for me to read! I was ...Oh Lynn, this is such a joy for me to read! I was at your current stage of recovery about 2.5 years ago and, you're right, it's all about the 'f*@k it' attitude and the willingness to practice. I have been reading your blog for a number of years now and, recently, I've been thinking to myself, 'come on, Lynn, stop thinking these pointless thoughts and get yourself better - you can totally do it'. And you are doing it, and I am sitting here doing a little happy dance. <br /><br />I agree with all the pointers you have given others. For me, going into supermarkets caused much anxiety so I would make sure I slowed down (rushing around doesn't help you feel calm!) and focused on things close to me, as you have suggested. I would read labels and take my time rather than looking around and freaking out at the windowless vastness! In queues for the checkout, I'd read stuff on my phone while I waited, or I'd just look at my feet. I used these sorts of tactics for maybe a year before I realised that I didn't actually need them anymore. All the bad memories of panic attacks in supermarkets were replaced with new memories of supermarket trips being totally boring and dull. In other words, totally normal! <br /><br />I keep thinking that I am 100% in control of my anxious feelings, and I am, but every few months I realise that I am feeling even better than I did before. Whenever I think I've maxed out in my recovery, I keep feeling even more in control of myself. So when I hear about other people suffering, I empathise but I also want them to know that you can, and should, just help yourself to get over it. BUT (I hasten to add) I do fully understand the pressure that an anxiety disorder puts you under. I know full well that only you can be the one to sort this awful ailment out.<br /><br />Please, please keep pushing forward, Lynn. If you start to wobble, push yourself. Replace your bad memories with positive experiences and don't let the negative ones back in. Just reject those thoughts outright. And be prepared for it to take a while. You train yourself into anxiety and you have to train yourself out of it. Ahh - I am so, so proud of you and pleased for you. Keep at it. Have courage. Have strength. You are so nearly there! There is honestly know way for you to know I am happy for you right now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914969552005146177.post-43622610134181253702015-07-06T06:51:22.614+01:002015-07-06T06:51:22.614+01:00*milestones* not mildestones ~ Belinda*milestones* not mildestones ~ BelindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914969552005146177.post-42312085057656414212015-07-06T06:49:54.471+01:002015-07-06T06:49:54.471+01:00Well done Lynn ~ I am so proud of you!!! And I am...Well done Lynn ~ I am so proud of you!!! And I am so inspired by you. I've been doing your "F... it" list idea lol. Kind of funny for a 45 year old who rarely swears hahaha. Whilst I have a LONG way to go I am getting a little further away from my home all thanks to your amazing journey and sharing your progress. I have a mentor who goes driving and walking with me each week and I shared with her your "F... it" idea. She thought I was saying I am doing an Effort List lol. I stopped saying F it and said the real word and we both burst out laughing. That laughing got me further away from home. It's so much harder to have a panic attack when you are laughing.<br /><br />Anyway I have rambled. Thank you for sharing your journey with us and keep enjoying and celebrating those mildestones, no matter how big or small they are. You certainly are an inspiration!<br /><br />~ Belinda (in Australia)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914969552005146177.post-46869568982738449082015-06-27T07:16:35.553+01:002015-06-27T07:16:35.553+01:00This is so inspiring! Please keep writing and shar...This is so inspiring! Please keep writing and sharing. Reading about your personal journey is helpful for anyone suffering any anxiety and I certainly appreciate it!~S~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06496211629521253920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914969552005146177.post-28003447584080032492015-06-25T08:42:17.389+01:002015-06-25T08:42:17.389+01:00congratulations Lynn!!!!
I knew you'd be able...congratulations Lynn!!!!<br /><br />I knew you'd be able to do it, and its so lovely seeing your pictures and the happiness in your face. Whenever I go out now I think of you and how far you've come. Keep it up, you are a huge inspiration. <br /><br />Sending lots of love from Australia :) <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675816327010978950noreply@blogger.com