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Use this page when the main condition stories do not quite match your situation, or when you want to look more deeply across daily living and mobility.

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Anxiety - Mobility

I cannot leave the house unless someone encourages or reassures me first.

Planning and following journeysPromptingDistress

Descriptor links: 11B, 11E

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Anxiety - Mobility

I can leave home, but I cannot manage the route alone if something changes or I panic.

Planning and following journeysAssistanceDistress

Descriptor links: 11D, 11F

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Anxiety - Daily living

I need someone to calm me before I can deal with people face to face.

Face-to-face contactPromptingSocial support

Descriptor links: 9B, 9C

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Anxiety - Daily living

Face-to-face situations can make me so distressed that I cannot function.

Face-to-face contactDistress

Descriptor links: 9D

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Anxiety - Daily living

When my anxiety is bad, I need prompting before I can prepare food.

Preparing foodPrompting

Descriptor links: 1D

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Anxiety - Daily living

When I am very anxious, I need reminding or encouragement to eat.

Eating and drinkingPrompting

Descriptor links: 2D

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Anxiety - Daily living

I need prompting to wash, dress, or get ready when anxiety makes me shut down.

Washing and bathingDressingPromptingSupervisionDistress

Descriptor links: 4C, 6C

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Anxiety - Daily living

I avoid bills and decisions until someone helps me work through them.

Money decisionsPromptingAssistance

Descriptor links: 10B, 10C

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Depression - Mobility

Getting out can feel impossible unless someone helps me take the first step.

Planning and following journeysPromptingAssistanceDistress

Descriptor links: 11B, 11E

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Depression - Mobility

If a journey goes wrong, I can freeze and need someone with me to help me get through it.

Planning and following journeysAssistanceDistress

Descriptor links: 11D, 11F

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Depression - Daily living

On bad days I need someone I trust to help me face conversations or appointments.

Face-to-face contactPromptingAssistanceSocial support

Descriptor links: 9B, 9C

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Depression - Daily living

Some face-to-face situations overwhelm me so much that I shut down and cannot take part.

Face-to-face contactDistress

Descriptor links: 9D

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Depression - Daily living

When I am low, making food can feel like too much until someone helps me start.

Preparing foodPromptingAssistance

Descriptor links: 1D

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Depression - Daily living

I can go without proper meals unless someone notices and encourages me to eat.

Eating and drinkingPrompting

Descriptor links: 2D

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Depression - Daily living

I can sit for hours unable to wash or get dressed unless someone helps me begin.

Washing and bathingDressingPromptingAssistanceSupervision

Descriptor links: 4C, 6C

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Depression - Daily living

Bills pile up when I am low, and I need someone to help me work through them one step at a time.

Money decisionsPromptingAssistance

Descriptor links: 10B, 10C

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