never not dealing with it. what if it were easier for you to deal with pets than with people ? i can t imagine living without dogs. and what if you went from endurance athletes to wheelchair bound in just six months? you realize oh, this isn t going the way this is my life, you know? how would you cope? tonight we ll meet three people who overcame their odds by doing something that you might think is a joke. we re setting out on a strange trip. but stick with us. it s all about to make sense. think back on your childhood for a moment. do you remember the first time you saw mickey? how excited you were on your face? do you remember watching cartoons as a kid and the happiness that brought you entire industries have been built on this. on having kids experienced this magic. but what if you never grew out of that feeling? there are people whose affinity for animal characters never went away. people like lindsey. you okay? you sure? yes the first thing i notice about her is that
anxiety being able to go to these conventions. it s that community that comes together just like a giant family reunion for us. the community has clearly helped so many who have struggled and felt they didn t fit in. here for east feel they can be themselves. they can create share their love of art with others and even speak openly about how to deal with life outside of their costumes. welcome to the overcoming anxiety and building coping skills or, as i like to call it anxiety. surprised to see that sean, the hermit i met in the woods is leading one of the conventions seminars. i find it very funny that i m doing anxiety panel at a fair ikan because i have post traumatic stress disorder and the anxiety kind of derives from that, um, when i get really anxious, i just i lock up so, um. lost.