Does your comfort zone expand or do you bring things into your comfort zone?

From my experiences, after I’ve done something the first time it gets easier from then on. So to answer your question, I’d say my comfort zones expands to include whatever it is I just did. Of course there are things for each person that are just not going to be comfortable. For me, it’s people touching my feet, or going anywhere near my feet. I hated when I was little and the shoe salesperson would put the shoe on for me. Now I just smile and tell them thanks – they take the hint and walk away.

I would say if you actually do something that you find uncomfortable, then you must have stepped out of your comfort zone to do it. After that, your comfort zone expands to encompass the new activity. Either way, change will not occur if you don’t try new things, even if they cause anxiety.

Change always has some amount of discomfort involved, but once you have experienced something new, your zone expands and the new becomes the familiar.

I agree – the comfort zone expands. For example, I love to have adventures, but am scared to be alone in the woods…I started geocaching with my daughter, and we actually are just starting to go ALONE. A BIG step for me. And it’s getting easier. At first I would only go with a group or additional people. The CZ is changing, but also I am taking precautions to maximize my feelings of safety, or put another way, I am compromising, so that I can still go out with her, but feel protected.

If you keep bringing things in to your comfort zone, won’t it have to expand? Otherwise it’d be awfully crowded after a while….

All really good answers there, thank you, ‘tis appreciated, all have a similar line of fire but stated in different ways, thank you :)