The caveat post.
The sole intention of this blog is to take you take you into the inner thoughts of an agoraphobic. But it’s not just about agoraphobia. Anyone with a phobia or extreme fear has similar thoughts and experiences. It’s about avoidance. It’s about facing your fear.
My goal with this is threefold.
1) The more I write, the more I’m able to assess my own phobias and actions. It’s part of my own therapy and recovery process.
2) To help you. There are a boatload of people around you everyday that practice avoidant behavior. Maybe you know these people. Maybe you can recognize avoidant behavior in your own life and make the same changes I’m making. We all have fears – and we all have the opportunity to face them.
3) To build an audience for another project I’m working on within a similar space. I’m just learning here. I’m not a writer or a blogger or a psych expert. This is fun. I want you to come back. I want you to laugh – to gasp – to learn.
But to those that know me – and love me – I’m fine. In fact, I’m more than fine. I’m great. I’ve had this disorder for many years and have made great strides in fixing it. And as I fix it, I want to take others along for the ride. There are millions of others just like me. It’s a common thing.
My first doctor used to say to me, “Brian, there are people in the middle of war zones. There are people starving for food. There are people with real problems. You’re problem is just fear. And it’s fixable. So fix it.” He’s right. These problems are miniscule in comparison to most peoples problems. So I’m gonna fix these small annoyances and move on to bigger and better things.
But for now, I’m still engaging in a pattern of avoidance. It’s a process – we’ll get there!
Avoidance Junkie
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