Does anyone else have agoraphobia ? How long since you left the house ?
I was wondering if anyone else has agoraphobia and how long it has been since you left the house?
What do you do to fill in your time?
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I had depression and anxiety years ago and it lead to agoraphobia. The doctor came to the house to see me and prescribed anti-depressants and referred me to a community psychiatric nurse who came to my house on a weekly basis for 6 weeks. If it hadn’t been for the meds and the therapy i would probably still be house bound! I took it slowly and after a couple of weeks would leave the house for a couple of minutes and come back, gradually increasing the amount of time i left the house for. i was taught coping mechanisms for anxiety and panic attacks and also was given lots of info on why they happen and what happens to your body/mind during an anxiety attack.
It took about 6 months to feel ok about being out but i was still uncomfortable for awhile after that. When i was ok to leave the house i saw a psychologist and went to a weekly support group for people in a similar situation.
As for things to do- i was really too depressed and anxious to want to do anything!
hello,
I dont have agoraphobia, but i hate tics, spiders and bees.
I knew someone with this, she eventually got counseling and freely roams the world.
Maybe these sites can help.
Hope you get better soon, its a big world out there, but im sure the world would benefit with you out in it.
Lanora