I know what you're going through. I live by myself, and the isolation worsens my anxiety. I often have to go out for long walks to combat the loneliness.

i live alone with my kids...and its very very hard...when i get dizzy and all that it makes it really scary..im always scared im going to die with my babies here and they will be alone till some1 finds me

Yes, feeshee, being alone is sometimes very, very lonely. It's even worse when you suffer from anxiety. I got relief from the anxiety and loneliness by exercising. I exercised to a video, so it didn't feel like I was exercising alone. Exercise is really a good treatment for anxiety and depression. I did step aerobics, but there are tons of good exercise videos. Collage Video has a good selection.

Overit, do you have someone you can make arrangements to check in with every day? I carry Ativan in my purse. Knowing it's there keeps me from having an anxiety attack. Maybe knowing someone will check on you if they don't hear from you will help ease your mind.

I have a husbend but he dose not understand why i freak out or fill like i am loseing myself everyday.H yells at me when i get all worked up. So even I dont live alone I kinda do.I dont want to be alone, but for some reason I push EVERYONE away.S I understand

Everybody is alone in this case. Usually when I would anxiety I would calll to everybody whose number I know or chat online with several people. But when I got extrim anxiety that was not helping anymore it went into agitation and deep depression so basically I just called and wrote to everybody I know that I am going to mental hospital to seek professional help (so everybody whould know why I disappeared and so they would no think that I do not want to talk with them anymore).

i dont dont ever leave my house sometimes for days at a time i nevr talk to my friends anymore cuz i have tryed to let them in afffter my mom died ing august but one of my very good friends told me to stop filling sory for myself so i dont let ANYONE in any more i fill bad enuff you know i dont want to live this way But i cant contol it at all anymore I have been this way for so long and i just wish i could live again this is not any fun you know what i mean

tomkat that isn't fair on you at all for her to say that! there ARE good people out there please know this.

for me, i live alone and have done since my big break up 18months ago. my anxiety was at an all time high, due to stress, excema and learning to adjust. i was also living someone that made me very unhappy, uncomfortable and i couldn't sleep which didn't help.

now i live in an attached little flat, alongside a lovely home with nice people there. i sleep better for starters and feel a bit better knowing if i was really bad, i could go to them for help.

i do get anxiety some nights alone and i almost always text someone or come on here. i have been known in the past to take myself off to the medical centre, scared.

i also sometimes get morning anxiety, wake up, dry wretching. this passes and i have only shared this with a couple of friends, it's less common and less understood (i'm working with an acupuncturist on it).

i find that i go in stages. sometimes i am glad to be alone, for i need my space, my serenity and if i want to lay down i can! but other times i think "i want a partner to hold me and i am sure i wouldn't be as anxious".

living alone my health anxiety has gone up. i worry about every ailment.

i read, and put relaxation music on at night. i'm going to revisit counselling and CBT therapy in the new year.

Thankyou all for your encouragement and ideas on how to help with anxiety/lonliness. I really do appreciate it. You guys are great!

Feeshee

I completely can relate to everything each one of you said. I currently live alone and my anxiety and depression has been increasing each day. I was in a serious accident a year ago and was confined to a hospital or nursing home for a year. I was very isolated and looked forward to coming back to my hometown. I thought I would see more of my friends from school, but once I got here they were just too busy with their lives to come visit. I am having to learn to walk again also, so I don't like to go around the neighborhood. I don't like people staring at me. I used to enjoy my alone time, but then again, I was not disabled. I was always working one or two jobs and meeting people and going out with friends. I am very lonely now. I have been getting on here a lot and am actually starting to miss chat rooms because you can have ongoing conversations. Can anyone recommend a good one?

I hide sometimes. I lie to pepole telling them I am in bed sleeping or sick. At other times I dont want to be alone.

I think the thing about this condition is the old adage of being in a crowded room and still being alone. It is really hard for someone to understand what this is like until they go through it so you cant really ballpark people for not understanding. I used to be married many years ago to a lady that suffered with IBS and had no idea or concept how bad it was. Now as part of my condition i have it which is kinda ironic. Isolation with this condition can be hard to bare but by the same token there is nothing worse than being with a partner that does not understand or even worse uses your weaknesses against you.
In this case id choose isolation every time. Id rather spend my whole life in solitary confinement than spend an hour in a room with a tormentor that uses your own paranoia against you.
One thing i can say with some credence since I found this group...
None of you are truly alone. We all have eachother.

cheers

steve

Are any of you older adults (55+) living alone with panic and anxiety? Young or old, I know the suffering is awful for everyone.....but when you're older and having to deal with this day in and day out....it just seems especially isolating. I'm so scared.
Again, thank you all for your encouragement. I'm not alone...right?

feeshee i can relate. I have been separated from my partner of 17 yrs for 7 months now and I'm 47. I don't have children and my mother passed away several years ago who I leaned on during times of anxiety and loneliness. I am so grief stricken and full of anxiety about living alone and being alone for the rest of my life. You're not alone.
I just wish I had some of you friends close by so we could hang out!

I am married for 14 years and my hubby still does not understand that mental illness is real, so i get no support and get sad sometimes.

I am fortunate enough to live with a husband who is very understanding and helpful when it comes to my issues with anxiety (he is a licensed therapist), but I can see how intensely difficult this would be!!

For those of you who live alone, there are so many people out there who struggle with anxiety and have the same thoughts. You are NOT alone!! Big hugs!