What is the quickest way to completely eliminate phobias and anxiety issues?
I have been suffering phobias associated with not being able to leave the house or leave it very limited. I want to be able to go to see my family for the holidays or sooner. Any helpful ideas of ways to completely eliminate phobias and anxiety for good.
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it sounds like you are probably agoraphobic. its unlikely that you will completely eliminate your phobias quickly. however, there are some ways to manage it. are you more comfortable with a friend or family member? if so, take them out with you then gradually phase out their presence, first by short distances, then by absences for portions of your outing, then going out by yourself and meeting them there, then going without them.
if you don’t have anyone to go with you, try going out of the house say once an hour every day. first, take a step out of house and stand there for a few seconds and go back in. next time take a couple more steps. slowly make it so that you can make it to the street, then to the end of the block, then around the block. then, slowly make it to more social situations, such as a store. to make it a little easier you can try going to a 24 hour store (like walmart) in the middle of the night. there are a lot less people around at that time of night (as long as the darkness doesn’t make your anxiety worse).
There are several other practices like these that you could talk to a psychologist/psychiatrist to find out about.
Another thing to consider are anti-anxiety medications. you would take those in addition to the other therapies i would suggest.
finally, i would suggest talking to a psychiatrist to find out if you are considered to be legally disabled by this condition. if you are, there is another treatment option: a psychiatric service dog. these dogs are specially trained to help with your disabling anxiety and/or phobia. the only issue is that you must be legally disabled and the dog must be able to perform three different tasks to help in your daily life. i’ve included a source that is very good for psychiatric service dogs and some ways that they can help with daily life. granted, this will only help if the presence of an animal makes you feel more comfortable. if you were to want to go in this direction, it would take a while to get a service dog. if you train the dog yourself with the help of a professional trainer, it will probably take at least a year to get the dog trained, from the time the dog is old enough to be trained. if you get the dog from a service dog organization, you will likely be put on a waiting list that could be months to years long.
i hope you the best and i hope i helped you some.
If you get anxious thinking about having anxiety or panic attacks in a place where you can’t escape the humiliation or panic symptoms, that’s agoraphobia. If you just get anxious in social situation due to the fear of humiliation, then it’s social anxiety. Both respond well to benzodiazepines but Buspar should be used first. If you’ve got a co-morbid mood disorder, treat that first. See a psychiatric, who well either treat you with cognitive behavioral therapy and/or medication. CBT is better for those who develop anxiety and mood disorders from psychological issues (negative information processing due to personality traits, learned helplessness), rather than neurobiochemical (medical illness) or psychosocial issues (bereavement, relationships, work, parenting).
The quickest way to eliminate phobias does not exist. You didn’t develop this overnight and it will take time. However, there is some things you can do to help yourself. I don’t know what the phobias are, but this should help with any phobia: Try to think rationally when it happens and remind yourself that the feeling you have will pass. Divert you thinking into something positive; music, write your feelings down, help someone else, etc.