pink-daisy is jumping up & down with joy

[pink daisy]

As some of you might know, I suffer from agoraphobia big time. And since Christmas, I've been having a baaaaaaad time.

Until today:yahoo: !!!!!!

My doting hubby bought me a car some years ago, but the poor thing (the car, that is, not my hubby!) has hardly ever gone than ½ mile from our house!

Until today...

Today I drove...

..........

..........

:yesyes:

..........

...EIGHT MILES!

What do you think of that???

I've been depressed lately, thinking about how little independence I have in my life, and how much hubby has to do. So, when I found out that he was working 8 miles away, I decided to surprise him by going there. When I got there, I waited outside the door of a store-room. When he came out & saw me, he nearly sh*t himself! But once he got over the shock, he was sooooooooooooooooooooo pleased with me!!!!!

It wasn't easy...

I wanted to go...but I felt too scared :scared10: ..but I still wanted to go
...but there were the "what if's"...but I really wanted to go...so I thought...

:WTF: ...I'm just going to go for it!!

...so I got in my car, put on my fav cd, started the car...

...and just DROVE!

I followed another car so that I could fool myself that I wasn't on my own, but after a few miles, I lost him (her?) at traffic lights. I did think of the places that I could stop & ring hubby if I started to feel too panicky to drive, but stopping & freaking out in the middle of the countryside (I'm a country girl lol) didn't exactly appeal to me! After a while, it was closer to drive on to my hubby than it was to home, so it became easier to go the rest of the way. Then I started to get a buzz and excitement as I realised what I was achieving!! :yesyes:

So now I have to remember how good I felt achieving this little step, so that I can repeat it...and go on to do MORE little steps.

But in the meantime...

I'm jumping up & down with joy!

[Lilith1980]

Pink-Daisey that's fantastic news!!!:D


:yesyes: Well done honey :yesyes:


You must be so proud of yourself, and I bet your hubby was over the moon with your achievement!


You just gotta start planning your next driving adventure and let us know how it goes.

Its only onwards and upwards now hun :hugs:


Jo xxxxx

[bluesparkle]

oh well done you :yesyes:
what an achievement...
just you hang on to how you are feeling right now...
that was brilliant
rach
x

[yorkylover]

Well Done:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
I so wish I could drive.I have my own car but lost all confidents to learn.I was pretty good to,so my better half says.

[margaret911]

Well done Pink:yesyes: you did great!!
love mags xxxx

[groovygranny]

Kate, that truly is an amazing achievement....and so exciting to read, I was willing you on as I read it lol!!:yesyes:

No wonder your hubby is so proud of you - and so are we!

No stopping you now eh?! :D

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And, at great personal sacrifice, I've decided to type all this in p.i.n.k for you.. as it's my most favourite-ist colour :whistles::lac: !!!


:hugs: :hugs: :hugs:


:flowers:

[jodie]

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you did realy well to go that far :yesyes:

jodie xxx

[dianes]

:yesyes: Well done to you :yesyes:

I felt like jumping up and down for you lol.

Keep up the good work, this will give you soooo much confidence.

:yesyes: WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT :yesyes:


All the best

Diane

[willitstop]

congrats i dont no you but well done :)

[kate]

Brilliant news, Kate :yesyes::yesyes::yesyes::yesyes::yesyes::yesyes::y esyes::yesyes::yesyes:

Well done!!!

Kate xx

[Piglet]

Oh very well done!!! :yesyes:

Piglet :flowers:

[kazzie]

Nice One Kate:yesyes: :yesyes: :yesyes:

Keep up the good work:yesyes:

Luv Kaz x x x

[LucyA]

Well done Kate!!
I'm so proud of you, you must be so pleased! :yahoo:Keep it up :D
xxxxxxxx

[redrose]

Well done :yesyes:.
You must be so proud of yourself.

I haven't driven for months now,not after having a bad panic attack while driving.:weep:
I really do miss driving i must admit,but there is always that what if in my head.
One day i might get round to giving it a go.:whistles:

Anyway well done again and keep up the good work.

[bottleblond]

Kate,

That's brilliant news hun!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
:yahoo:
:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:


LOVE LISA
XXXXXXX

[belle]

EXCELLENT NEWS!
Well done :)

[SANDYJANE]

well done girl. im so happy for you..

love sandyjanexxx

[erialc]

Well Done!!!!!!!!! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

I know - you are building up to the drive up to me

You should be soooooo pleased with yourself - remember what I said - when u do good treat yourself ;) mmm will it be a new dress for the wedding??? (a designer one would be a suitable treat :yesyes:)

Well Done again


Claire xxxxx

[Angel64]

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS PINK !!!!!

WELL DONE, YOU DESERVE IT. :yahoo:

CHRISTINE XX :flowers:

[Southern_Belle]

Great job Pink and even better you are looking forward to your next drive! Wonderful post!!!

Love and hugs,

Laura

[weeble40]

Well Done Kate
Im so pleased for you not, belong before your driving to meet me on the beach my side of UK


lots of love
Emma xxx
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[Granny Primark]

Well done kate!!!!!
What a tremendous achievement!
Your success is truly an inspiration to all of us.:D
im sure this is a start to getting your life and independence back.
YOU GO GIRL!!!!!

Loads of love
LYNN XX

[chalky]

Hi Kate,

Congratulations on a brilliant achievement - just remember to get him indoors to keep the fuel topped up and you will be laughing!!!

:hugs: :yesyes: :hugs: :yesyes:

Best wishes,
Chalky

[alexis]

Well done what a success story, I dont go anywhere without my car, (unless I have company with me) and hopefully it will make you more independant and get you out and about more now.
Well Done again!!!

[EarthMother]

Thank you SOOO much for sharing. You are a light of hope to the rest of us.

[domino]

That is brillent news , well done keep it up, little and often, :yesyes::yesyes::yesyes::yesyes::yesyes::yesyes::y esyes::yesyes::yesyes::yesyes::yesyes:

[pink daisy]

Awwww Thankyou Guys xxx

It is really hard work just trying to be independant!!
But i know that i want it so i will fight untill i get it.

God help the World lmao

[watpo]

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dear wife...
I had to post this message, or she was going to.......

:whiplash:

........only joking!
...............or am I?

But seriously - I'm proud of you!
xxxx

[Karen]

Well done Kate :yesyes:

Karen xx

[Lindalou64]

great job kate awsomeeeeeeeeeeee..........keep up the good work ..........happy for ya............linda xxxx

[pink daisy]

Thankyou everyone for all your posts xx

They make me even more pleased with myself and to push even further!!


Daisy xx