Doing It Alone

Cheeky Asda Selfie

For the last year the thought of going anywhere myself has really scared me.  Places I have been going myself for years and know so well suddenly seem scary and unknown.  Typical anxiety I know and that's what makes it more frustrating.  Knowing the place itself is not scary, it's just my thoughts that are.


One shop I have went to on numerous occasions without giving it any thought, other than what I need to buy, is Asda.  My poor husband has been on shopping duty for a year now as I just couldn't face going there.  That is until recently.

Just before Christmas my mum took me up and waited in the car for me while I went in to get a couple of things.  To me that was the first step.  Today however I went one step further.  I went alone.

Yes you read that right I said alone.  As I have always done, I went in, got what I needed, nothing else and got out.  Well don't we all do that when it comes to Asda or Tesco?!

How did I do it? Simple I put my earphones in and put my music on, both relaxing and great for blocking out the madness of the shop.

On the way home I was thinking how good it felt to have taken that step and long may that continue.