Agoraphobia & Social Anxiety Support Group
Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape. As a result, sufferers of agoraphobia may avoid public and/or unfamiliar places. In severe cases, the sufferer may become confined to their home, experiencing difficulty traveling from this "safe place."
Hi, I'm Ayla and I suffered for years with agoraphobia. I would only leave the house to go to the dr's office. I had food delivered, groceries too, and ordered everything from catalogs and Amazon. When my Mom broke her back in 2013, I used to take the cat in his stroller with me to go see her in the nursing home to give me the strength to leave the house, no kidding!
I did a lot of work, and now I come and go as I like. I still get freaked out by the grocery store, but I take an anxiety pill before I go. I go out to eat with friends, and I go out for worship. I am still mostly a homebody, but just this past week I even went out swimming and got my first ever pedicure and got my hair done!
I would love to share anything I can about my experience. I still get a little overwhelmed by large groups, even family, and have to retreat to a separate room. What I am basically saying is: I understand.
I did a lot of work, and now I come and go as I like. I still get freaked out by the grocery store, but I take an anxiety pill before I go. I go out to eat with friends, and I go out for worship. I am still mostly a homebody, but just this past week I even went out swimming and got my first ever pedicure and got my hair done!
I would love to share anything I can about my experience. I still get a little overwhelmed by large groups, even family, and have to retreat to a separate room. What I am basically saying is: I understand.
laurie32
That great that you are doing better. I am very proud of you. I am scared to go outside too. Where i go i outside i feel so scared and nevous. Sometime it help me when my nf goes outside with me. I am still scared. He try to unstandung and he help me the best he can. Some people can just be rude annd mean to me. They just do not unstanding how hard it is for me to go outside. Sometime i cry about it. I know cry do not help me. But sometime that all tou can do when people are be mean to me. I try so hard to help other around the house. Like was the dishs and cook meal. I think sometime it alway someone that got to make fun of me. That make me mad and upset. My bf say do not listen to them. I do not say nothing back to them when they are rude to me. It would be nice if more people would unstanding how hard it is for me to go outside.
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