Dear norit:

I feel very empathetic to you because I know you are in a very difficult situation created through no fault of your own. Yes, I think that a person living in such a distressful home situation looks for distractions. I did, everyone wants a distraction from distress.

I also know how powerful fear is, so “gradual steps” is the way to go when dealing with ongoing fear, aka anxiety.

I will be away from the computer soon for the next sixteen hours or so. Add anything you’d like to your thread and I will be glad to read and reply to you when I am back.

anita