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."
brad74
I am new to this site. (relatively). I have been dealing with social anxiety since I was maybe 12 years old. It got to the point I quit a realy good job, Attempted suicide and had to enter a mental war. The good thing that came out of it is that i now have a Psyhciatrist and have been introducerd to cognitive therapy. I also suffer from depression. I feel I let everyone down by quiting a good job. I am still unemployed, but I think I am finally starting to feel better. I am lucky to have a wife and family who stand behind me. My meds are effexor, remoron, clonazapam, and zopiclone (for sleep). I hope they are finally all working. I still have a lot of regret about burning my bridges at several jobs, but I hope to rejoin the work force soon.
deleted_user
Welcome to the site! It sounds like you have a good plan in action and are moving forward. Don't beat yourself up for the past, it doesn't help the situation at all. You can't go back and fix it. You can only decide what's going to happen in the present/future.
brad74
Thank-you for youradvice. I agree with your comments and hope to put them into action.
deleted_user
Welcome Brad74 (((hugs))). I agree with Goldfishes advice ( he's brilliant for advice like that!) Try not to look back too much and focus on the here and now. There's lots of us here that can relate to what you're going through, I know for myself in the past I have churned through quite a few jobs due mostly in part to my SA. I've just recently started working again so have faith, it is possible, small steps :-) That's the thing about SA we have a hard time communicating with ppl so we often don't realise there are other ppl out there experiencing the same thing. Warm welcomes, you'll get lots of great support here xxxxx
brad74
Thank-you for all the kind thoughts and encouragement. I will try.
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