My boyfriend broke up with me last month so it’s been really difficult for me to want to do things by myself. I’ve really needed to be surrounded by friends and family who care about me for a while. However, I feel like it’s time to start this goal again—even if all I do is go to the Starbucks downtown.
I am going to be comfortable with myself again! 13 months ago

I went to see a play last Friday night that a friend was starring in. Couldn’t find anyone to go with me so I flew solo on this one. It was almost nicer to enjoy the experience alone with no one leaning over to talk during the show. Not sure why I was ever so shy about going places by myself. 14 months ago

Normally the last thing I would ever do is go out by myself on a weekend but I sucked it up and gave it a try! My friends were being very wishy washy about making plans so I got dressed and left the house solo to stop by a friend’s fashion event. I ended up running around town with her the rest of the night and making some new friends too. If I had stayed at home due to lack of firm plans I never would’ve had such a fun night out. I feel really happy about having stepped outside my normal box and getting such a positive result. 16 months ago

I definitely need to work on this. I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t even want to go downtown or to the grocery store unless I have a friend come along. However, I hate this as I really don’t want to be clingy. As a young adult, I really need to get over this fear. In a few years I will graduate from college and hopefully move away from home, so I will need to prepare myself for living along and doing more things by myself.
I’m not even sure why I have such a panic attack when thinking of being myself. So, I think the first thing I’m going to work on to accomplish this is to find out why this terrifies me so much. Once I’ve narrowed that down a little, I can start taking small steps towards conquering this. Maybe a walk down to the park one day? 16 months ago

For a while now I’ve been toying with the idea of a solo vacation. I think I would enjoy it quite a bit, my only concern is the safety of traveling alone. Maybe if I start somewhere small, not too far away, I can get comfortable with it. 18 months ago

I had a very nice afternoon by myself yesterday. I went shopping at a little resale shop I’ve never been to (and normally I hate shopping alone), stopped in the coffee shop next door for a cup and then went for a relaxing drive. It was a great way to spend a few hours on a beautiful Sunday. 19 months ago