like me! i am trying hard to overcome it. I dont want help from my docs as they just want to shove me on antidepressents and been on them for ages as in since i was 10 years old, now im 22! I stopped taking them ages ago, I want to get over it myself as I know only i can cure myself but just wanted to know if theres any1 else like me here?
2007-10-04 23:00:47 · 14 answers · asked by blonderosey 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
i was like that for about 3 months, mainly due to self esteem levels. The only problem was, drinking had a lot to do with it.
I overcame it by starting small - walking to the end of the street etc, but always making sure I had someone there for encouragement. Then, going to the shop for a pint of milk, and built it up from there -It took me 6 months before I was 'normal' - but thats the key, little by little, making sure you always feel a teeny bit out your depth in order to progress.
You are very brave, and good on you for binning the Anti-depressants. Don't give up, you are not alone. if you want to talk about it, feel free to contact me.
stay strong, my thoughts are with you x
2007-10-04 23:07:38 · answer #1 · answered by Gem Gem 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I grew up in a very small town and High School was were all the activity was except for getting drunk and making out. I even did some of that at school. LOL It's hard to believe I survived High School and I was an "A" Student. School is were Girls were and were I played Football so I had a blast. It didn't hurt that by the time I started High school my Dad had quit drinking (He was one of the worst alcoholics I have ever seen) . Mom was still a pain but Dad and I became best friends, So I guess my view of my High school years is a little biased. The School Dances were big events in a small town that had one movie theater with just one screen, no fast food restaurants and no malls. We didn't get Rock Concerts coming within 150 miles so I didn't see my first Live Concert until I went away to college unless you count local bands playing at the Dances.
2016-04-07 05:08:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work with people with Agoraphobia - it's a pretty debilitating condition and can affect people for years, which is a shame, because of all the problems in the mental health spectrum, it's the most straightforward to fix. You'll need help and support, so go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a cognitive behavioural specialist. They will work with you to look at the nature of your condition and the essence of what it is - especially about how your behaviour is a way of protecting yourself from panic attacks.
Panic is pretty crappy, but it's not dangerous and doesn't do any damage, but people spend so long convincing themselves they're going to have one, they never prove to themselves otherwise. Look up the biology of panic and recognise your symptoms NOT as heart failure etc, and look at the motivations behind your avoidance ("I'll die / make a fool of myself" etc). Honestly - once you start making small steps with decent support, your world will start getting bigger and bigger in no time!
good luck!
2007-10-05 01:16:32 · answer #3 · answered by christiaanmorgan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm kind of like that now but only cos i've had bad acne on my face since the age of twelve, i'm now 24 and find it hard going outside let alone looking at people as i'm constantly worried about my self image, i'm currently trying to run my own business from home but after twelve years of feeling ugly its rotted away any self confidence I may of had when I was younger, my doctor has been useless, I don't mind going out in the garden for fresh air etc but walking in crowded places turns my stomach.
2007-10-04 23:22:15 · answer #4 · answered by Rainbowz 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No I'm the opposite. I get claustrophobic if I stay in too long. Live in 2 bed flat with 2 kids and feel with all the toys, clothes etc that the clutter is drowning me and the walls are closing in. Should set up a support group where all clautrophobic people go to visit agrophobic people in their homes!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-10-05 02:03:41 · answer #5 · answered by corny, but still never was a cornflake girl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I used to sleep with a knife, because i was so afraid of people breaking into my house. I could not leave my house because i was afraid. And i was on meds at the time. If you think you only suffer from agoraphobia and not depression or bipolar, then you've got to just get over it. Make little trips like to your mailbox at first. Then go in a car to nowhere. Then go in a car to a grocery store. If you feel like everyone is staring at you, just give them the evil eye and you will be protected.
2007-10-04 23:05:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I am not housebound, but unemployed and afraid that there may be no good employers out there who treat people fairly or co-workers who are not lazy and complain stuff about hard workers so that they can get ahead without working hard.
2007-10-04 23:05:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
my friends mother has this. she goes for an outing with her family and flips out. when she gets back within 20 miles of her house she is fine. Its just her comfort zone.I probably have it mostly because I don't walk very well.and I'm scared of my neighbours and my mother. Make a map of your area and make your comfort zone. try to add new places on it and make it bigger each day. Recognize I am comfortable to go here, I am not comfortable to go there. get a friend to go with you for large outings.there's lots of people like you and I think its because of all the crime. I always feel safer with a dog. they add protection and confidence.
2007-10-04 23:24:08 · answer #8 · answered by jan d 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most of use can use a little help, occasionally, and it may benefit you to have someone; a friend, or therapist, to help you with this. See agoraphobia, at http://www.ezy-build.net. (.net.nz/~shaneris) on page 27.
2007-10-05 00:17:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not,but my Aunt,who is now 70,has suffered from it since in her forties,i think.It's not as bad as it's been in the past,but still affects her a fair bit.I wish you all the best for the future.Maybe phsyciatric help might help you get ove it,i reckon it would be worth looking into it.Good luck.
2007-10-04 23:17:09 · answer #10 · answered by duracell18 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋