Trying to recover agoraphobic
Not sure if the two are related but since I’ve stopped drinking my panic attacks worsened to the point where I’ve only been out of the house a few times in the past two years, the last time was about a year ago.
It hurts that I can’t go anywhere with my beautiful granddaughters, shopping, walks, the park, just being able to be with them and my other children. Doing simple things like going for a meal, or for coffee, or just visiting. Some days I feel positive that I will get over this, and others I feel I never will.
I want to make this year a year when I succeed in some way to getting out of the house.
are you on any medication? it could change your life…really! my step-son, as you’ve read, has anxiety and he is on lexapro…it’s basically been a miracle drug. i hope you find a way to be able to get out and enjoy! really!
xo
my daughter had her first and as they say worst panic attack a few years ago, she never… thankfully got agoraphobia but gets very nervous and panicky in strange new situations especially in crowded places
her personality has changed quite a bit…very uptight and snappy, but she has other issues as well so it’s a mixture of both, she just copes and gets on with it she tells me…it’s why she’s so snappy I suppose
I’m sure there is some kind of meds that could get you out of the house, as long as you have a good GP and the support of the fam I’m sure you will be
all the best
sjoukes
hi melbs and sj, thanks for support. I did have meds but I didn’t feel they were helping at all. I am hoping that I can get cbt this year and hope it helps. I’ve heard great things about it.
I’m so glad that your son has found something so good, it’s horrible feeling panicky all the time.
sj, sorry that your daughter is still feeling bad, and I bet that is why she’s snappy, it makes you feel that way because you want to do so many things and yet can’t. Just normal things that everyone else can do.
I hope she finds a way to overcome this awful thing.
Thanks to both of you for your comments, I appreciate it.
xx
I get those too and I wrote a post on it a while back about how some of the medications to fix the problem are worse than the attacks. For now it seems to be well under control but I have landed in the hospital because of these things and it’s just an awful feeling to know that such an attack can strike while out and about. So I have stayed home on occasion myself but I forced myself out and the more you do it the easier it becomes. I do hope you’re able to get out more and enjoy the company of your granddaughters and or anywhere you wish to go. As for drionking, it does take the edge off them but it’s by no means a fix. Glad you stopped. But I’d be lying if I told you that I haven’t stopped a few of those attacks with a good stiff drink.