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."
Because I am so terrified of going out and being in crowds I find myself spending a lot of time online. Like a LOT. Online is safer. Does anyone else agree? I know people say "its not real. Its just online, etc" But actually feels real to me. I feel like it was what you make it and I believe you will find what you are looking for and also what you portray. If you come off as fake/shady, you will attract other people who are fake/shady, but if you take the time to search out the good, you will find the good! The internet can be a priceless tool and and resource and support for people like us. We just have to be open to it.
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Just thought I would join this group now that I am a widower. My wife passed away May 28th. She was "The Wind Beneath My Wings". When I met her, I was a drunken, dope smoking, fighting, hell raising biker. She told me if I could get rid of the inner storm within me, that I could be a blessing to people. God placed her in my path to stop me. I have been drug and alcohol free now for 53...
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For westerners, this is the other side of the world, where everything is exotic and unfamiliar. Piracy is still a problem on the Java Sea, and English is not widely spoken. The Java Sea is about 1,600 km long, 400 km wide, and loiters loosely between the islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south, Sumatra to the west, and Sulawesi to the east. The equator is a few degrees north, so...
A lot of people get catfished and scammed over the internet. That part is the same as real life. I too spend a lot of time online, but have never been hacked or badly scammed online. Knock wood, as my grandparents used to say. I stay busy on several social sites. Dailystrength and Facebook are a couple of my favorites, but lately I like Quora best because Facebook has too many nutcases.
I am very reluctant to put personally-identifying information online. Some people have weird motives and do crazy things. Still, you are generally safer in your home than anywhere else. Every time someone unexpected rings the doorbell, I wonder if it's the grim reaper. Last time it was a delivery guy leaving a bunch of packages I never ordered. LOL! He had turned down the wrong street., but luckily, I caught him, so I didn't have to worry about what to do with the boxes and what might be in them.
Anyway, I enjoy going to art galleries and museums because they are usually not too crowded. I don't like sporting events for dozens of reasons. Sometimes I will go to a concert or play, but it's usually a spur of the moment thing. If I have time to think about it, I'll usually bail. What about you?