Having a bad day

[fuzzy_sweets]

I'm having a bad day and cannot bring myself to leave the house. I have an appointment with my mental health worker at 1.30 but I'm too scared to take the bus to see her and I really wanna see her too.
I'm still not dressed and just cannot seem to motivate myself. I thought I was doing really well but now it seems like I've taken one step forward and ten steps back with my anxiety.
I really wanna make it to this appointment but don't know how to get there. Does anyone have any advice for me?

[tamobhuuta]

did you make it to your appointment? i find it helps to make a list, mentally or physically, of all the reasons i do and don't want to do whatever it is, and often that motivates me to do it. if i'm scared i use affirmations, something simple like "i can make it to my appointment", to help me through. if things got really hard you could phone your worker and tell them you're having difficulty getting there. hope you're ok *hugs*

[Fry]

Sorry I didn't see this sooner, I would have suggested that you phone the MH worker and explain how you felt, that you didn't feel able to leave the house. If it happens in future I think that's what you should do.
What happened in the end, did you make it out?
How are you feeling in general?

xx

[fuzzy_sweets]

Thanks for both of your replies. I tried calling my MH worker but she didnt pick up. But somehow I managed to pick up the courage to take the bus to see her. I just ended up walking part of the way so that i only had to take 1 bus and it worked out okay. And had a good meeting with her and covered a lot of stuff x x.

[Fry]

Excellent :D Well done. xx

[tamobhuuta]

well done, that's really great, you should be proud of yourself :)