Saiisha,

I’ve thought about a real cat before. I’ve just come to enjoy the freedom of being able to come and go as I please without the extra expense (I don’t have much money), and I like having things stay where I’ve placed them (cats do love to mess with things). My apartment is also quite small, and I don’t know where I’d put a litter box or even cat bowls. I do very much loooove cats though.

anita,

To an extent, I have tried switching fear of the noise (and/or fear of panic) into feeling the sensations in my body and being aware of any noises. I know that denying the present moment with thoughts like “This shouldn’t be happening to me” (which I’ve been known to do) don’t help me, but focusing on where the anxiety is is also very painful. I’ll practice that though.