Beating this agoraphobia and kicking its butt

lovelife

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Im beating this faster then i thought. I had been stuck in my prison (house) for over a few years. I couldnt get help at all.

On halloween my girlfriend went into labor . I had to make it too the hospital too see my first child born. Atfirst i was panicing so severe but i kept telling myself it aint nothing and i have too see my son. "do it for your son!"

So i took off running ran about 10 blocks n flagged down a cop. he gave me a ride to the hospital where i was able to see my child come into this world.

I stayed at the hospital overnight with my gf and of course id have a mild attack but id go walk it off. i focused my attention on other things such as a plant or sign if i felt panicky.

yesterday i drove!! 3 times! and i live in the city with lots of traffic i went to a walk in clinic had a pic of my son wit h me every time i felt the overwhelming fear i looked at his pic and said "do it for him". i was prescribed celexa and xanax. I also tried a pretty cool trick u know when u get that fear of i need to flee. i would pick out a location on the street focus my attention on it tell myself get to that pole after i passed it id pick out another object and do the same . I even went to the crowded grocery store!!


im feeling great not 100% yet but maybe around 60% i know i cant beat this sob illness. I just cannot slack off and i need to go out daily and confront what scares me the most.
 

Dave_McFadden

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lovelife said:
Im beating this faster then i thought. I had been stuck in my prison (house) for over a few years. I couldnt get help at all.

On halloween my girlfriend went into labor . I had to make it too the hospital too see my first child born. Atfirst i was panicing so severe but i kept telling myself it aint nothing and i have too see my son. "do it for your son!"

So i took off running ran about 10 blocks n flagged down a cop. he gave me a ride to the hospital where i was able to see my child come into this world.

I stayed at the hospital overnight with my gf and of course id have a mild attack but id go walk it off. i focused my attention on other things such as a plant or sign if i felt panicky.

yesterday i drove!! 3 times! and i live in the city with lots of traffic i went to a walk in clinic had a pic of my son wit h me every time i felt the overwhelming fear i looked at his pic and said "do it for him". i was prescribed celexa and xanax. I also tried a pretty cool trick u know when u get that fear of i need to flee. i would pick out a location on the street focus my attention on it tell myself get to that pole after i passed it id pick out another object and do the same . I even went to the crowded grocery store!!


im feeling great not 100% yet but maybe around 60% i know i cant beat this sob illness. I just cannot slack off and i need to go out daily and confront what scares me the most.

Congratulations on the birth of your son! Also, congratulations on suppressing your agoraphobia long enough to be there for him and your girlfriend when they needed you.

While you're challenging your agoraphobia, and having these successes, I suggest you make arrangements to start seeing a therapist. It sounds like you already started getting meds, good. It's great that your new son is an inspiration to you, but it's unfair to put the entire responsibility for your recovery onto him. YOU need to be HIS strength, not the other way around.
 

lovelife

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I had an appointment with a psychologist on monday he came too see me @ my home and we had a nice long talk and he helped me out alot getting stuff off my chest. I am a veteran who has gone through alot which brought on this illness.

I have been driving here n there but trying to not over do it. I over did it this week and suffered a bad panic attack at a crowded restraunt. Alot of it was brought on i think from lack of sleep, nutrition on the new side affects from my medication. but im not gonna let it stop me.

I also purchased a book I HIGHLY RECCOMEND

its called

"The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, Fourth Edition"

It has alot of useful information to help you out and steps to recovery
u can buy it on amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Phobi...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226069390&sr=8-1
 
lovelife said:
I also purchased a book I HIGHLY RECCOMEND

its called

"The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, Fourth Edition"

It has alot of useful information to help you out and steps to recovery
u can buy it on amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Phobi...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226069390&sr=8-1

This book is GREAT, it's helped my so much. This is my first post here, I'm in the middle of trying to beat my agoraphobia. At the minute I can go out if someone drives me, I can't go out on my own or walk anywhere. This week i'm going to try and a get a taxi somewhere on my own. Though it seems like too much of a challenge. But no-one's at home during the day and i'm SICK of sitting at home, of not seeing my friends or getting to go to college! So i need to do it!
 
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