
Originally Posted by
Helen_Highwater
Lydianne,
The reason the passing issue is such a contentious one is so many here write of a desire to go out but know they don't pass hence stay in doors. The vast majority of those here who go out know they don't pass certainly close inspection. We may be convincing enough to be able to walk through a crowd and be largely un-noticed but that's as far as it goes. Close up, face to face, we get read.
Hence there are many who let the fear of being read and the perceived fallout from that dictate their reluctance to go out. The person who started this thread, Teresa, is/has found out that passing is not a prerequisite for being successfully out in public. Once you are able to overcome this fear there is so much waiting for someone to experience. It's the desire to spread the word that passing isn't the be all and end all of successfully going out in public. It's a dragon that needs to be slayed.