Lozz
Member
Hi.
I'm new here and am not quite sure what to say
I think I may be suffering with mild or moderate agoraphobia. I dont have massive panic attacks where I cant breathe or pass out but I do get incredibly anxious when actually doing something like leaving the house on my own or sometimes, even just the thought of having to leave the house on my own makes me panic and burst into tears, or even when I'm just about to phone someone I dont know I will really panic and it will often result in tears
for about 2 years now I have been having troubles leaving the house, I feel most safe here, I have never in my life had the confidence to travel on my own without feeling terrified, that goes for buses, trains, trams and planes. I need to have someone with me who I feel I can rely on or I won’t go, I depend on someone else all the time. If I do go on my own I often get so scared about not having control if something goes wrong that I nearly burst out crying on the spot. I ask people around me for help with where I am going and they often look at me as if I'm crazy. And as if a girl my age should know what I'm doing on a bus or a train etc.
so to avoid that whole situation I tend to just stay at home.
I do take driving lessons. I see that as easier than having to rely on myself with public travel. I feel more in control in a car, but even my driving instructor notices that I tend to fear things when driving and it will cause me to do something totally out of the blue and stupid.
I'm sorry if I'm wasting people's time but I think I have been living with this condition for quite some time and I've only just realized due to recent circumstances.
do these sound like the symptoms?
I also have no idea where to turn with my problems. The only thing I could think of was the thing I have been most comfortable with over the past 2 years. The internet forum.
Thank you for your time
I'm new here and am not quite sure what to say
I think I may be suffering with mild or moderate agoraphobia. I dont have massive panic attacks where I cant breathe or pass out but I do get incredibly anxious when actually doing something like leaving the house on my own or sometimes, even just the thought of having to leave the house on my own makes me panic and burst into tears, or even when I'm just about to phone someone I dont know I will really panic and it will often result in tears
for about 2 years now I have been having troubles leaving the house, I feel most safe here, I have never in my life had the confidence to travel on my own without feeling terrified, that goes for buses, trains, trams and planes. I need to have someone with me who I feel I can rely on or I won’t go, I depend on someone else all the time. If I do go on my own I often get so scared about not having control if something goes wrong that I nearly burst out crying on the spot. I ask people around me for help with where I am going and they often look at me as if I'm crazy. And as if a girl my age should know what I'm doing on a bus or a train etc.
so to avoid that whole situation I tend to just stay at home.
I do take driving lessons. I see that as easier than having to rely on myself with public travel. I feel more in control in a car, but even my driving instructor notices that I tend to fear things when driving and it will cause me to do something totally out of the blue and stupid.
I'm sorry if I'm wasting people's time but I think I have been living with this condition for quite some time and I've only just realized due to recent circumstances.
do these sound like the symptoms?
I also have no idea where to turn with my problems. The only thing I could think of was the thing I have been most comfortable with over the past 2 years. The internet forum.
Thank you for your time