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."
does anyone ever feel scared all the time,always thing you have something wrong with you,cancer etc, scared the world is gonna end on one of the prediction dates these morons set?? just plaine scared all the time my mind wont stop...anybody???
with the other fears you mentioned i guess i just try be a bit more realistic in my thoughts and sometimes i try use logic and facts. it helps ease my worries on world ending crisis etc
thou when ur minds racing with all sorts of thoughts and ideas it is a little hard to not get anxious and feel overwhelmed...
im a person that loves to be in control of things... i too have to learn that sometimes life is not in my control and i just have to accept and learn how to deal with what life brings and try my best to either enjoy it and/or get past it .. look forward to better days ..
panic attacks come in two waves. the physical attack itself (which is harmless and short-lived) and the emotional response to it. my attacks took me to a frightening and lonely place when my emotions would review the attack. i try (not always successfully but improving) to tell myself that it's only panic, not death, and i will get through this. i have also started attending church and am speaking to a pastor as well as therapists. the questions i have about life are big ones, but they had come from a place of fear due to years of untreated panic. i am now learning to ask these same questions from a place of hope, understanding, and reason. if you are afraid of the market, go with someone you trust. set up a list of goals. don't jump in the pool all at once, go down into the water a step at a time. go to the door first and call it for the day. next time, go inside, grab a basket, put one item in it. then pass it on to the person you trust and wait outside. next time, try one or two aisles, pass the basket and wait outside. soon you will find that you are comfortable to shop again. believe me, when my agoraphobia was at its worst, i couldn't get to my mailbox without severe anxiety. i had to do these things all the time. i hated being on checkout lines. i felt trapped. so, i used the self- checkout for a long time. when i felt comfortable, i started to use the regular lanes again. we look at the world through our own emotions. we tel ourselves something isn't safe, it will not be safe for us. so, to reverse the course, we need to tell ourselves that something is safe. it becomes safe again. the best thing is, we don't ever have to be alone in life. you have us.