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."

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karanhere 06/29/2009

Hi guys.
I have started a new group exclusively for singles who are looking for someone special.Do join it because its success depends on you.

http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/the-single-ones

deleted_user 06/29/2009

Wait.....is this exclusively for agoraphobics/anxiety ppl or....can anyone join?
I have mixed emotions about that.....almost impossible to find someone who understands us.
But yeah...I'd so welcome another agoraphobic into my life.....at some point.....just not now.....I have too many issues yet.
But I wish you luck karanhere. :)

deleted_user 06/29/2009

I'm single at the moment but think about dating women with anxiety, or not, and wonder which option is best?

Anxiety is difficult for people not suffering from the disorder to understand. This makes dating (or befriending) others with anxiety a plus because you can sympathize and support each other.

On the other hand two people with the same or similar disorders could be a recipe for disaster. It could lead to a misery-fest where both individuals enforce each other's fears or or worries. By contrast, an emotionally healthy partner may have the opposite effect.

I'm looking high-level here of course and there is not right or wrong answer. Like any relationship it always depends on a lot of unquantifiable factors.

deleted_user 06/29/2009

i appriciate your effort karanhere.....but you are not being clear in groups name,,and who it is for,,,it is very very braod.....it should be specific........if we are to look a partner,, it should be in the same country at least.!!!your group is just a generic one..sorry,,,although i suggested to make that group,but i am not joining it,,as it does not show what is it for???

karanhere 06/30/2009

Its for everyone until and unless is not here for the wrong reasons.

deleted_user 06/30/2009

BTW, I think it is GREAT you are starting this group Karanhere. It's not always easy to take initiative like that. :-)

deleted_user 06/30/2009

Can it be for ppl who are also looking for friendship?
I'm not sure I am ready to deal with any other kind of relationship right now....but I could use more friends...always could use more of those.

And yeah...my hat is off to you too, karanhere!!

karanhere 06/30/2009

Hi Gracie.
Thanks for you appreciation.
Yea its for those people also who are looking for friends because you never know when friendship takes a turn and converts into love.
Thanks to Goldfish too.

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