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."
What is the worst thing that could ever happened to someone with Social anxiety and agoraphobia?
Home Invasion !
That's right, almost one year ago, November 25th 2008, I was a victim of a home invasion, alone in my own house.
It was a dark stormy winter night, in fact it was the first real snow storm of the winter.
Living in Canada, we have a lot of snow.
One year later, I am worst than ever.
I get up in the morning and go to be at night with this horrible experience of that cold winter night.
Three men total were involved, at first one busted my back door window and came in, hit me the instaint he came up the stairs to the kitchen where I was in shock, unable to do anything, I just stood there until he hit me on the head and feel to the floor, where he continued to hit me in the back with a small bat, you know that type that cops have in their belts.
Anyways, to make a long story short, in the end 2 men were in my home, when they finally left, I called 911 as soon that I found a phone they had not pulled out off the wall.
We are still in court with this, I managed to identify the first man, the one who went through the back door window, when he came in the broken glass pulled his mask off, so I saw his face really good, so I am in court with at least one of the three, but the trial was postponed to August 2010.
My question is, how will I manage to go through the upcoming winter, which scares me so now.
I have a couple of security cameras now, with sound and night vision, this helps, at least I can see how comes into our yard when the dogs barks.
You see I live on a side road in the country, the whole right sid eof the concession is ours, no neighbours for at least a mile, so I am truly alone here in my home until nighttime.
I need support, which is why I decided to come and see how things are here, I've been a member since a while, pretty sure it's the same community, and you people can relate to how I truly feel, being house bound and having social anxiety all the time.
Thanks for listening to me, needed to vent away, and hoping to meet some of you, so I can return the support.
Love & Respect,
Mckenzie
one day at the time.
Home Invasion !
That's right, almost one year ago, November 25th 2008, I was a victim of a home invasion, alone in my own house.
It was a dark stormy winter night, in fact it was the first real snow storm of the winter.
Living in Canada, we have a lot of snow.
One year later, I am worst than ever.
I get up in the morning and go to be at night with this horrible experience of that cold winter night.
Three men total were involved, at first one busted my back door window and came in, hit me the instaint he came up the stairs to the kitchen where I was in shock, unable to do anything, I just stood there until he hit me on the head and feel to the floor, where he continued to hit me in the back with a small bat, you know that type that cops have in their belts.
Anyways, to make a long story short, in the end 2 men were in my home, when they finally left, I called 911 as soon that I found a phone they had not pulled out off the wall.
We are still in court with this, I managed to identify the first man, the one who went through the back door window, when he came in the broken glass pulled his mask off, so I saw his face really good, so I am in court with at least one of the three, but the trial was postponed to August 2010.
My question is, how will I manage to go through the upcoming winter, which scares me so now.
I have a couple of security cameras now, with sound and night vision, this helps, at least I can see how comes into our yard when the dogs barks.
You see I live on a side road in the country, the whole right sid eof the concession is ours, no neighbours for at least a mile, so I am truly alone here in my home until nighttime.
I need support, which is why I decided to come and see how things are here, I've been a member since a while, pretty sure it's the same community, and you people can relate to how I truly feel, being house bound and having social anxiety all the time.
Thanks for listening to me, needed to vent away, and hoping to meet some of you, so I can return the support.
Love & Respect,
Mckenzie
one day at the time.
I think what you need to do is do whatever you need to in order to feel safe.
You can get a Brinks home alarm system, that might help, knowing that if someone were to try and break into the house, you would have a live person on the other end of the phone who calls the police right away and who stays on the phone with you.
The other thing is a self defense class. It does help us with our fear if we know we can defend ourselves if need be.
Get some bear spray and pepper spray and have that at close hand in your night stand or something.
Whatever you need to get in order to feel safe, get.