Wild Camping?

I am currently going through an episode of agoraphobia which started before the COVID19 outbreak and the virus has only made it worse BUT I am starting to do some exposure therapy techniques and slowly introduce the idea of leaving my house. 

I always loved camping as a child and would frequently set up camp and do bush crafting out in my mums garden. It was deffo a hyperfixation for me. I have recently rekindled that hyperfixation and I have a real want and need to get back into it.  

I would really love to go on a nice hike and do some wild camping as an end goal for my exposure therapy. 

But for the time being, I am going to start camping in the garden again, like I did as a child. Taking baby steps at first, going out there for an hour and if I feel like staying out there then I can, but if I want to come in, then that's fine too. But I have to make it the whole hour at least. Then gradually over time, increase the cut off time until overnights is possible, then bump it up to spending the weekend in my little campsite. 

My question is, does anyone else have a hyperfixation with camping? Wild camping experience? Do you think it would be cool if a wild camp / hike trip was organized so a small group of auties could get together and bond over the love of camping and being autistic haha. Because that would be something I would be interested in once I am out of this episode haha. 

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  • I go wild camping in abergele in north wales a lot

    ive been diagnosed with autism and ptsd at the age of 36 and always been obsessed with camping and find it helps to relax my mind being in nature

    im looking to meet new friends who also share an interest in camping and the outdoors

    im on the high functioning side of autism 

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  • I go wild camping in abergele in north wales a lot

    ive been diagnosed with autism and ptsd at the age of 36 and always been obsessed with camping and find it helps to relax my mind being in nature

    im looking to meet new friends who also share an interest in camping and the outdoors

    im on the high functioning side of autism 

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