What makes you nervous?
Talking to strangers. I have a hard time socialising due to anxiety and neurodiverisity. I never know what to say to people and worry I’ll come off as stupid or that they won’t like me.
Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you.
I have a pair of brown boots that I love. They’re incredibly comfortable and proof that cheap does not have to mean poor quality.
They’ve taken me to a variety of places. Sometimes just down the lane behind my house. Through the streets of York where I would take street photos. The twisting paths of Kilburn walk in summer, autumn and snowy winters.
They were beside my bed in hospital last December, although I was in a coma so I wasn’t aware of them until I became fully lucid, and felt strangely relieved when I saw them. I panicked when a member of staff moved them into the small wardrobe by my bed and so I couldn’t see them anymore, and glad when I found where they were.
They came home with me when I was discharged in January. And they are still with me when I walk into town as part of my attempts to get more exercise.