Wow, Christina, I'm impressed. Not only did you withstand frisking (the prospect of which terrifies me) but the very fact that you manage traveling alone is so impressive. It is a real measure of how far you have come in your recovery that you can do this. I hope you give yourself due credit for it, however much self-talk you may have to do in order to accomplish some of the more difficult tasks. I have only yet traveled with my sister and her husband doing all the "work"; all I had to do was tag along and get through the security barriers with their assistance. I still haven't learned how to actually check into a hotel or who to tip or how etc. As for eating alone in a restaurant? Forget it. I'd rather pay the exorbitant rates of room service or go hungry until I could...So in my book your accomplishments are huge, truly huge. I would have loved to go to the NAMI convention in Orlando, but fear of doing all this kept me away.Your courage allowed you to go. All I can say to myself is: Maybe next year.

Pam Wagner