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Comments on: Risk Management https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=560 A mid-life shrink raps about life, friendship, psychology, and politics Mon, 12 May 2014 01:15:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: shrinkrapped https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=560&cpage=1#comment-514 Mon, 12 May 2014 01:15:12 +0000 http://r9f.352.myftpupload.com/?p=560#comment-514 In reply to mary allison tierney.

Thanks for writing. I say go! We are far more likely to get in trouble every time we get in a car. It is definitely so beautiful now.

]]> By: mary allison tierney https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=560&cpage=1#comment-512 Sat, 10 May 2014 00:50:07 +0000 http://r9f.352.myftpupload.com/?p=560#comment-512 This is so familiar, the draw to be out on the mountain and the stupid fear of some random unknown holding me back. I hate that I even think twice about which trail, based on seclusion or possible help if the lurking danger surfaces. And it’s so beautiful now!

]]> By: shrinkrapped https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=560&cpage=1#comment-507 Fri, 02 May 2014 05:12:02 +0000 http://r9f.352.myftpupload.com/?p=560#comment-507 In reply to svetakim.

Thanks for writing, Sveta. Yours is a really compelling story. I’m glad you ventured out beyond the tinted glass. Being “safe” in a bubble is no way to live.

]]> By: svetakim https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=560&cpage=1#comment-505 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:19:50 +0000 http://r9f.352.myftpupload.com/?p=560#comment-505 Thank you for this blog, and yes, I agree, it is such a delicate balance between paranoia and denial. We have just finished our two years in El Salvador. Statistically speaking, it was one of the murder capitals of the world. We were advised to not walk outside, to not drive after dark, etc. etc. I’ve obeyed the “security advisory” for about two months, but it was awful. From our tinted car window, I kept looking at life passing me by, local women and men chatting, kids happily playing. I envied them and their normality of life. I finally decided to get out there, with some reasonable precautions, and without my gold wedding band. It’s been a great two years, nothing bad ever happened, I learned Spanish and made tons of friends. May be I was just lucky, and unknowingly barely escaped some awful situation. But I am glad I made the choice I made. Good for you for staying on those trails, and for thinking clearly.

]]> By: shrinkrapped https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=560&cpage=1#comment-504 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:44:39 +0000 http://r9f.352.myftpupload.com/?p=560#comment-504 In reply to hbksloss.

Thanks for writing, Heidi. So many things are intangible as we ponder these dilemmas, including how we calculate the risks.

]]> By: hbksloss https://shrinkrapped.com/?p=560&cpage=1#comment-503 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 07:24:29 +0000 http://r9f.352.myftpupload.com/?p=560#comment-503 My husband and I are having our ago old discussion: where to live next. Do we move to a city? or go rural. Neither wants the suburbs anymore, now that the kids no longer need an excellent school system. I know that the statistics say I am safer in the countryside, but I feel so much safer in the city. These past several months living in downtown Melbourne have been wonderful. I will miss living here when we leave to come back to NCA in a month. But do we want to live up along Skyline Drive with beautiful views and stray mountain lions or in downtown San Jose (can’t afford SF anymore!) and hope that more shopping and residential services show up soon? All first world problems I know, but still, my dilemma at the moment.

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