Just me? Is this agoraphobia? Plz take a look

hammer00

New member
Hey all,

I would greatly appreciate it if you spend a minute and read my little story here and let me know if any of you have had similar experiences or maybe how you overcame the problem.

When I was about twelve I went as a foreign exchange student to Mexico, and while there I got extremely sick, and was not allowed to come home. After that, I had extreme homesickness when away from home, and I couldnt even stand to sleep alone after dark. None of this bothered me before the trip. Over time this faded but I still made excuses for never going away from home, because of the extreme home sickness.

As time went on my anxietybegan to manifest itself in another way, and has been this way for awhile. It normally worsens after sickness and fades over time...but this time it has persisted. When I leave the house I contantly worry about having to use the restroom. When i am in places where i know I cannot go, I feel as if diarrea is about to set on, and my heart races and I sweat. I will avoid eating in the morning to avoid having anything in my stomach that might aggrevate it. I have been to specialists and have ruled out any problem with me physically.This has become a serious issue and I do not know if this is just me, or if it is considered agoraphobia, and can I overcome it?

Just a few days ago I got paxil for this, but it takes a few weeks to kick in and I start college in a few days. Besides, it would be good to know how other people overcame it.

Thank you for reading this and any responce would be much appreciated.
 

Y

Well-known member
I used to have pretty much the same problems with you with my SA, i couldnt sleep anywhere except my home, and when i had to i had panic attacks, i couldnt sleep in dark, i coulnt eat outside my home, etc,etc,etc...

Paxil did work for me to overcome those, paxil made me a much more courageous person indeed, now i have no fear of anything (except people lol) , except my social fears i used to be a coward, i was afraid of any new experiences, new places, and so... Paxil helped me overcome that, i no longer have panic attacks and do many things i couldnt, but it needs about 2 weeks beforew it shows its effect :/.

When i first went to college i wasnt taking pills and i was this coward boy, it wasnt that bad, its like when you HAD to do something, when you have no other choice, you can...
 

MH06

Member
well, i used to go to school fine, till i was 10. I felt sick one day at school and ever since have felt trapped at school. My mum used to have to bring me in to school every day and i (this bit makes me really sad , it brings tears to me right now) used to say "i hate you" to my mum as she left me in school. It eventually faded out after a year or so. I now have different problems, now im 16.
 
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