I am early 30s I have two children both with disabilities.
I am disabled myself with ehlers danlos syndrome, fibromyalgia, POTS, TMJ, mental health (mainly anxiety), and a few other things.
I moved 6 years ago from a city I could travel around by myself quite happily, I used to do long stints on the train by myself to go visit friends etc nothing really phased me.
When I moved my disabilities got worse and I've lost part of my mobility (I use a stick) and my anxiety got worse.
At the moment my partner is my carer he helps with the kids and goes out with me as I'm scared to drive on my own or be on my own other than doing the school run and it's dragging me down.
I really want my independence back.
How do I build my independence back with my disabilities? I get scared I'll get stuck somewhere or have a bad spell when out and collapse but I want it back I want to be able to travel to different areas by myself or take my kids out without DP for my own peace of my mind and to build my self esteem up.
So far I've set myself a goal this week to travel to the hospital an hour away on the bus by myself and I'm freaking out even though I've planned where the bus stops are but in the back of my head I have a niggly feeling what if this happens, what if I get stuck or faint etc.
How does everyone do it with their disabilities?