scooterbabe
New member
Hi everyone, and oh how relieved I am to be here with people who may understand. I'm a 29 year old female living in the West Midlands.
I have suffered from anxiety attacks since I was in my early teens - however this last year it has gotten almost unbearable, and I cant carry on like this. I missed the majority of my secondary schooling years as i couldnt leave my home.
I'm now pretty confined to my bedroom (where I feel relatively safe unless people come in!!!) - unable to even go downstairs and sit in my own living room with family. The thought fills me with dread and I use tons of avoidance techniques to avoid it. Although my family (partner and 3 step-kids) are getting pretty fed up with it now.
Im in serious debts which are crippling us as I find it increasingly difficult to work, and as a temporary/casual worker it is oh so easy to not work - although we desperately need the money. Im not eligible for any benefits as my partner works - but doesnt earn enough for all of us. I honestly feel like I cant go on anymore.
I never had a label for what I had or the way i feel - but my partner was speaking to a Psychologist at their place of work, and they confirmed it sounded like Social Pathological Agoraphobia - with social phobia and low self-esteem.
I know my GP wouldnt be too enthusiastic in helping me - so I guess I'm stuck like this for the most part.
Hope to be able to post on this board as and when I feel necessary.
:lol:
I have suffered from anxiety attacks since I was in my early teens - however this last year it has gotten almost unbearable, and I cant carry on like this. I missed the majority of my secondary schooling years as i couldnt leave my home.
I'm now pretty confined to my bedroom (where I feel relatively safe unless people come in!!!) - unable to even go downstairs and sit in my own living room with family. The thought fills me with dread and I use tons of avoidance techniques to avoid it. Although my family (partner and 3 step-kids) are getting pretty fed up with it now.
Im in serious debts which are crippling us as I find it increasingly difficult to work, and as a temporary/casual worker it is oh so easy to not work - although we desperately need the money. Im not eligible for any benefits as my partner works - but doesnt earn enough for all of us. I honestly feel like I cant go on anymore.
I never had a label for what I had or the way i feel - but my partner was speaking to a Psychologist at their place of work, and they confirmed it sounded like Social Pathological Agoraphobia - with social phobia and low self-esteem.
I know my GP wouldnt be too enthusiastic in helping me - so I guess I'm stuck like this for the most part.
Hope to be able to post on this board as and when I feel necessary.
:lol:
