Published on 12, July, 2020
As I'll be 19 soon I decided to leave my comfort zone and answer the door yesterday. We had a Tesco delivery and when the guy knocked the door I surprised everyone - including myself - and answered it.
Normally I'll try to plan everything in advance if possible. That way I can work out what I can say beforehand, if I find myself in a social situation. This time there was no time to prepare.
But turns out I didn't need to. The delivery guy was actually so miserable he didn't speak, he communicated through grunts and if looks could kill I would probably be dead today. Lol.
After being momentarily brave I felt like I could take on the world... And then the phone rang and I immediately got triggered by the loud ringing of the phone and ran upstairs to my room in a cold sweat as anxiety started to dig in its claws.
I'm still proud for dealing with the delivery guy though
How often do you momentarily leave your comfort zone and it's it worth it?
I think it can be worth it sometimes but not every time.
I got out of my comfort zone quite a few times, while dealing with the negative critical voice of those telling me 'I don't anything bad happening you!'
Throughout my life, I had to deal with those paranoid over insurance claims, and people 'talking about you!'
I was recently able to make my dad see that he'd been too careful with me over the years. That I was capable of facing greater challenges, I'd just needed the support and encouragement to believe it in myself.