Recent content by BlaiseBLATES

I would like to start by saying a Happy New Year to everybody (Although, yes, I am a little late). I have been asked to update my progress now that I have fully recovered rom my social anxiety. So here it goes: I suffered from agoraphobia from the age of 13 to 16. I am now 17 and celebrated my...

Okay just a recap so this makes sense. I had agoraphobia for two years and ten months, I pretty much never left my home in this time, not even for school. Just recently I got over it (nearly) and am finding myself comfortable to explore new things. Today, I go with my nephew and sister-in-law...

Being given my own dog. This was my first form of therapy that worked. Having responsibility for something that was far less able than myself. Okay so it was forced which was scary, but I couldn't let my poor Pooch go without her walks, even if they were 10 minutes. Whenever I started to get...

Was my first day in town with other people. I have done it alone before, but something about doing it with a set of friends used to frighten me... I used to think that they wouldn't understand if I had to seperate myself from them for a small while or that they would think I was a freak if I had...

So it's been three weeks now since I had my life back, and it came just as suddenly as agoraphobia did. I don't even know what happened really. I was just so so annoyed, so I just walked and walked and it was like I forgot I ever had panic attacks because my mind was so focussed otherwise. On...

I was just wondering, do any of you ever admit to people that you have SA? I didn't at first but now people just ask why I don't go out and I tell them straight out that I had agoraphobia... If you don't tell people why not? And if you do, why do you?

I've been on prozac for around 7 weeks now, for the first two weeks of taking it I experienced really bad suicidal thoughts but they did subside and I was told they would be completely normal. They highered my dose to 10 mg 5 weeks ago and since then I have been experiencing either very high or...

I know it's dangerous and addictive an that but I've only been prescribed enough for a family party, a trial and a couple cases of fun =D...Does anybody have any past experience with this drug used in such a way that they just take it however long before they go out every now an again? Did it...

I thought this way it's a lot more personal and intimate. You only see a post if you can really be bothered and there's not as many people on your friends than in this whole spw community (unless you're uncannily popular). I will be blogging daily, or atleast trying to, and this way daily...

Next week I have work experience and gosh it is something that last year I was crying at the thought I may not be able to do it, I'm still worried but the hairdressers I'm working at is only two streets away so I'm hoping to dear god that'll help. Luckily the manager is completely aware of my...

As strange as it might seem, I feel I wouldn't take back my social phobia for anything in the world. Before I started getting panic attacks I would go out every day smoking and drinking, I was a self harmer and on the verge of suicide. I realised through my social anxiety that I was ruining my...

Recently my road to recovery has been right infront of me and I'm coping well, and I've been able to go on small journeys out to town with my mum, but a couple weeks ago when we were out my mum realised that whenever I saw someone looking vaugely in my direction I would fold my arms across my...

If you cant be arsed for the whole story, scroll down to the second part. ------ My dad is an ex-drug addict. Since he gave up he's overdosed on stelazine on a regular basis, this causes copper toxicity and stroke-like symptoms(The pills are meant to prevent a stroke of which he had many years...

I heard recently that is it used to treat panic attacks, And I was just wondering if anyone here recommends it or is currently taking it? I'm currently in the process of recovering from agoraphobia naturall but I'm in year 10 at my school right now, and have my GCSEs coming up and work...

Everyday when I go out I'm scared that if I need help someone won't believe me. That's why I'm panicing now... If they'd have believed me I'd be okay right now. But instead everyone questioned me, Doctors asked if I was trying to get out of school, Teachers asked if I was trying to get out of...