heths
26-02-07, 11:52
Two things have happened this morning, both were unexpected.
Firstly, this morning I had my appointment with my CBT therapist at the clinic. The taxi came much earlier than I booked it and so when I got there I had 25 minutes to wait in the waiting area. I'm anxious waiting usually, so knowing I was so early I was a bit worried. But although I was anxious waiting, I coped.
Secondly, half way through my therapy session, the fire alarm went off. My CBT therapist went and asked someone if it was a test. Noone knew why it had gone off but we all had to leave the building for safety. We were all told to stand in the car park and we had to wait for the fire brigade to come and check the building out before anyone went back in.
As I'm agoraphobic I was worried about waiting outside in the car park. Everyone went to the car park, we had to wait there at least 15 minutes while the fire brigade arrived and then checked everything out and eventually we were allowed back in and it had been a false alarm.
I was hardly anxious in the car park and this really suprised me. I wasn't alone, my mum had come with me. But still, even when people are with me normally for things, I still am more anxious than that.
Firstly, this morning I had my appointment with my CBT therapist at the clinic. The taxi came much earlier than I booked it and so when I got there I had 25 minutes to wait in the waiting area. I'm anxious waiting usually, so knowing I was so early I was a bit worried. But although I was anxious waiting, I coped.
Secondly, half way through my therapy session, the fire alarm went off. My CBT therapist went and asked someone if it was a test. Noone knew why it had gone off but we all had to leave the building for safety. We were all told to stand in the car park and we had to wait for the fire brigade to come and check the building out before anyone went back in.
As I'm agoraphobic I was worried about waiting outside in the car park. Everyone went to the car park, we had to wait there at least 15 minutes while the fire brigade arrived and then checked everything out and eventually we were allowed back in and it had been a false alarm.
I was hardly anxious in the car park and this really suprised me. I wasn't alone, my mum had come with me. But still, even when people are with me normally for things, I still am more anxious than that.