Anxiety

So I have this slight fear of going places by myself.  Shopping. Doctors. School. Everywhere.  But for some reason I have the biggest problem going to church or church activities by myself.  It causes severe anxiety.  Like, stomach churning, tear making, anxiety.  Tonight the institute held a forum, like they do every Wednesday.  I told myself I was going to go, whether anyone else went or not.  Well, I conversed with a few friends, whom I normally attend with.  None of them were going to be going.  I started to panic, but remembered the promise I made myself so I went, hoping that maybe I would run into someone I knew.  Well went I did, run into someone I knew? Nope.  Not a soul.  But no worries, I ended up making a new friend, and suddenly, I feel like I can do this whole, attend church activities by myself thing.