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Originally Posted by Neapolitan
Could you arrange it where a friend would go with you. Maybe having someone with you will provide you with that little extra thing you might need at that time - a distraction, motivation, companionship.
I'm a believer you can't really do more that one or two things in a day, whatever it is. So don't feel bad if you skip one of them.
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Thanks, Nea, that's good advice. Sometimes it really is enough just to have someone by your side and making sure you get where you need to go.
I ended up taking Plank's advice and forcing myself to take a quick walk even though I didn't want to. My therapist talks a lot about doing "the next best thing" when you find yourself in moods like this - for example she would say if I really couldn't go on a walk then maybe the next best thing is just sitting out on the porch. Anyway the walk was enough to get me going and in the end I did make the rest of my appointments today. And the one I cancelled I was able to reschedule for tomorrow!