So this is me - my tentative Friday afternoon/evening arrangements - having to leave work early to catch a train then a bus to the dentist. Then as I want to go and see Star Trek: Beyond afterwards locally I have to get a bus back into town, have a bite to eat beforehand and then get a bus home afterwards.
So a little bit complicated but I am not planning a trip to Mongolia for goodness sake so why am I getting anxious and have butterflies. I feel ridiculous but I find writing things down - the order of events focuses me a little. And yes I'm anxious but like Paul Dooley (www.anxietyguru.net)* says:
"The better you tolerate the unknown the better you deal with anxiety - manage not knowing - roll with it".
"Stay in the moment. Day by day. It won't feel so overwhelming. Eventually it will subside."
Breathe.
UPDATE (9/8/2016 - 07:30)
I realise I get worried about pressure of deadlines so being on time for appointments stresses me out. Paul Dooley is right it's about control - I don't have control over the train so I worry I will be late (hey this is Southeastern we are talking about!). But be organised leave yourself plenty of time.
Also I hate telling people in advance what I'm doing in case I either change my mind and bottle or something goes wrong. But this time I made a point of telling people what I was doing and everything went fine I made the appointments with plenty of time to spare and went to see the movie which was great by the way.
I also went to a march at the weekend through Hythe never done that before it was for a collective protest to Save Princes Parade (see photo), against the lorry park and Otterpool. I'm really pleased I went in fact very proud of myself.
*Note: Paul Dooley runs a website www.anxietyguru.net and a podcast - I will do a separate posting about him.
