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Dealing with a lot of anxiety and paranoia
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It's hard to give surefire recommendations because sometimes things are complicated and sometimes something that works for one person kinda sucks for another. Getting a therapist is definitely a good direction to keep going in!
Sometimes safe incremental steps can be nice. You mentioned anxiety about your cats and agoraphobia. Is it possible to start pushing those limits just a little bit at a time in a totally safe way? Something like this:
That kind of thing. You can mix it up per your own interests and needs of course. Doesn't hurt to give it a shot!
funny thing is i did actually sit on my front porch(more of a stoop) yesterday for the first time in a while. thanks for the tips.
Nice!