Do You Have A "Go Bag"?

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I don’t, though it would probably be helpful if I did. If I’m going to be doing something stressful/unpleasant (especially if I can’t bring my service dog, such as for medical procedures), I usually will grab a “stim toy” or two that will fit in my pockets, my phone so I can distract myself with mindless games, and in the car I will have my noise-cancelling headphones (though I don’t usually bring them in anywhere since 1. I don’t want to draw attention to myself and 2. I rely strongly on my hearing to monitor my environment and get antsy if anything’s dampening it. Mostly I just use them if it’s raining while I’m in the car, which is a huge problem for me, and I bring them inside after a trip to use when the neighbors are using noisy yard machinery.) and my stuffed tiger shark (Lilia) to at least comfort me in the car (though again, I don’t usually bring her inside places both because I don’t want anything to happen to her (getting lost, having something drip or spill on her, etc.) and because I don’t want to draw attention to myself by carrying her around. I guess it might work if I had a backpack I had her in and left it a little unzipped so I could touch her, but she’s a little big and I don’t want her to get a permanent bend in her tail or anything from being tucked in a backpack).