HexNoir
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Just recently I've been diagnosed with social phobia, and I've found a new therapist that I'll be seeing tomorrow. Here's to hoping someone will respond to this in the meantime.
While it appears that agoraphobia is very distinct from social anxiety disorder (and then throwing a possible generalized anxiety disorder into the mix really screws things up), it would seem that agoraphobia is the fear of panic in unfamiliar situations; I would totally fall into this category some of the time, but I'm already pretty housebound as it is due to fears of unfamiliar situations aplenty. But again, this is almost a crossover territory that intersects with generalized anxiety.
Are generalized anxiety and agoraphobia linked? Can one become stuck in the house due to generalized anxiety disorder, or is that just called agoraphobia?
Thanks to any and all responses. I'm a self-medicator (alcohol) and I am feeling the withdrawal symptoms kicking in as I type this. I'm currently terrified I'm going to die from stopping alcohol so abruptly, but I hope that's just the anxiety and panic talking.
While it appears that agoraphobia is very distinct from social anxiety disorder (and then throwing a possible generalized anxiety disorder into the mix really screws things up), it would seem that agoraphobia is the fear of panic in unfamiliar situations; I would totally fall into this category some of the time, but I'm already pretty housebound as it is due to fears of unfamiliar situations aplenty. But again, this is almost a crossover territory that intersects with generalized anxiety.
Are generalized anxiety and agoraphobia linked? Can one become stuck in the house due to generalized anxiety disorder, or is that just called agoraphobia?
Thanks to any and all responses. I'm a self-medicator (alcohol) and I am feeling the withdrawal symptoms kicking in as I type this. I'm currently terrified I'm going to die from stopping alcohol so abruptly, but I hope that's just the anxiety and panic talking.