Techniques to fight anxiety

Can't wait to read that success story!!  xox Rosie

Thank you so much for responding to me.  It's kind of funny the things that should be common sense or obvious that you don't think of.  I can knit and crochet and I get very relaxed doing it.  I felt a huge duh moment when you mentioned that.  I also like the idea of counting certain color cars and the lightposts.  My therapist a long time back told me to take trips in sections.  To focus on 1/4 of the way and then when I got there to make another checkpoint about 1/4 the way more and keep going until I got there.  The problem with that was about the 1/2 way point, my mind kept imagining the distance I had already traveled and focused on far it was back...lol I think with counting, it won't put the focus on distance so much.  I appreciate your kind words and hopefully look forward to updating my blog at that time with a success story.

I had good success counting things like light posts or traffic lights or certain color cars.  It kept my mind off my situation and outside of myself.  I alo used to knit and crochet, that was a great distraction.  You might want to bring a handheld electronic game.  You can do it!  Rosie