Anxiety Support Group

Biggest one is driving on the highway. I had to go today and if it's not a place I have been to before, I have anxiety attacks.

It got worse when my iphone overheated while I was using GPS and it turned off. Though I was going to get lost or run out of gas, etc.

Spiders and heights! Since i started having anxiety, the list is huge now, lol. But yeah spiders and heights, are on the top of list and tied.

Germs.
i stay away from sick people if I can. I do not like to touch door knobs in stores or public restrooms or any other public use surface. I will use my jacket to open doors. I wash my hand in public restrooms, and use the paper towel to turn off the water and open the door. (I learned that working in restaurants and that makes sense) I use hand sanitizer often-and no anti-bacterial stuff, that stuff I think ruined my skin for a while. My doctor said to quit using it that it kills the good as well as the bad bacteria.

Bugs except for lady bugs or caterpillars, those I like. I get creeped out by waterbugs, those dreaded cockroaches (Haven't seen many, I'm careful-I heard they like paper bags-cardboard boxes so I hardly have any of those except I do have paper bags in case I hyperventilate.
Ants, silverfish bugs, I hate hate flys they are nasty things. Spiders. Worms are ok they dont bother me. Roly polys are cool, they are those bugs that roll when you nudge them. Snakes. Garter snakes I am OK with, they dont bother me. Rattle snakes I would carefully back off from if I saw one. Oh and on the spiders, am deathly afraid of Black Widows or brown recluse. Never seen any and dont care to.
Daddy Long legs are fine, my aunt likes those, told me they are Ok so I believed her!
Bugs are so small that you can't see them get into your stuff. Ticks-I hate ticks.

Flying but I can manage that with Ativan just fine.
Driving on highways, especially for more than 30 min or over bridges or through tunnels. I will drive a much longer route to avoid bridges and tunnels.
I have an extreme fear of allergic reactions, in myself and others. So, try to image how awful that was when I became allergic to the medication I took for anxiety (Buspar) and broke out in hives all over, head to toe. My daughter is allergic to bees and I'm scared to death that she'll get stung and I'll have to use an epipen on her and I won't be able to because I'll be too busy having a panic attack.
I also have a bit of a fear of calling people on the phone, even good friends. It takes a long time for me to get comfortable calling someone.
I also have a fear of cooking for others, it's really really nerve wracking.
I have an awful fear of dead bodies. I CAN NOT go to a funeral or a wake, even if it's someone I don't know. One time I went to a funeral with an open casket and it tossed me into a year long depression.
I think that's about it. There have been other fears but I overcame them :)

And bedbugs-never had any, and dont care to ever. Lice. When my daughters school when she was in grade school had an small out break of them I was afraid she would get them. They dont discriminate. anybody can get them, I told her to not share her hats or wear other's hats or share combs-brushes

BocaGirl I used to have an extreme phone phobia, I stuttered and I would freeze or panic when the phone rang. Now it's gone TG.

Oh, Book, I'm so glad to hear there is (was!) someone else! It's really hard :( People don't understand why I don't call. They think I'm stuck up or rude or worse :( Now I text, that is much easier for me.

Mine is the dark LOL I know it's silly but it is. I don't like big spiders,snakes,thunder and heights.

Mine are alot too. Phone, going to big stores, driving, death of my family, dirty house.