# It’s Only Temporary

- Link: https://dismasfellowshipnetwork.com/reflections/its-only-temporary/
- Published: 2021-03-13T11:19:25-04:00
- Author: Paul Tuck

[⌊An Anxious Man in a Crowded Elevator⌉⌊An Anxious Man in a Crowded Elevator⌉[

Crowded Elevator

 

**IT’S ONLY TEMPORARY  (by Paul Tuck)**

I don’t know if I would call myself “claustrophobic” but I am not a fan of small
spaces.  If I am in a small space for very long, especially if I can’t move around…
I start to get really high anxiety!

The other day I was riding in the elevator to our 5^(th) floor apartment.  It suddenly
dawned on me that I was in a very small box.  I asked myself the question, “When
I ride the elevator, even if there are a bunch of people in it, I usually don’t 
get very anxious.  Why is that?”  The answer came back to me… “It’s only temporary.”

I can ride in a small little box, up and down in my apartment building because I
know that I am only in it for a few minutes.  I have a destination, which is what
I am thinking about, so it doesn’t matter that I am in a small space.

Knowing it’s only temporary and knowing that I am on the way somewhere (either our
place or the basement to leave)… makes the anxiety nearly nonexistent.

**REFLECTION QUESTION**:  **_What helps you to get through times of fear or anxiety?_**

OR  **_Is there a fear/anxiety that you are learning to overcome?_**