It's one less obstacle. It's always such a production for me to go out, and I've often just put off planning the directions, until it's too late. Feeling more comfortable, in the the city I've grown up in, lived all my life, will ease future plans. I won't have much time in the future, because of caregiving.
I'm a little afraid, but I found "by accident", that visiting a sick parent reduced some of the discomfort of being out, since I did ride the subway.
I kind of "had" to go out. Side benefits were seeing the summer, which I often hide from, the pulse of a city, diversity, and maybe coming to the conclusion that there's a life outside my plastic bubble
Today we will be looking at sample exposure plans to help you overcome your fears.
If you fear riding the subway…
• Ride buses for 1 hour
• Go to the entrance of the subway and watch people coming and going for 1 hour
• Go to the entrance and walk down to the platform. Wait 5 minutes than go back up to the entrance.
Repeat for 1 hour.
• Go to the platform and watch the subway come & go for ½ hour and then leave.
• Go to the platform and watch the subway come & go for 1 hour and then leave. Repeat three times.
• Get on the subway and ride for 1 stop. Get off and walk back to the first stop. Repeat twice.
• Get on the subway and ride for 1 stop. Walk around and get on the opposite subway back to the original stop.
• Gradually increase the number of stops, frequency and distance.
Is riding the subway a fear of yours? If so, tell us about it.
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