Posted by Angel Girl on February 2, 2005, at 0:14:12
In reply to Re: CALLING ALL housbounders !! aragophobias?, posted by MM on February 1, 2005, at 22:15:04
Hi Meg
I know your response was not addressed to me but I just wanted to tell you that I'm sorry that you too suffer from this and also to say welcome to social. I hope that you will continue to post over here.
AG
> Hi CrazyChick,
> I'm Agoraphobic too....have been for quite a long time. I've never posted on the psycho-bable social board before, but I just wanted to tell you that you're not the only one. Sometimes the only place I go is to the Pdoc's and I am also scared to drive now, soooo it can be a pretty miserable existance. But you're doing the right thing with the CBT and trying to help yourself and the fact that you can leave your house a few times a week is good. I wish I could tell you "this is how you fix it" but if I knew I wouldn't be this way right?
> All the feeling crazy stuff I can really relate to, which is most likely anxiety, but labeling it doesn't necessarily help. It's really common to feel those things when you're having panic attacks though, so it might help you to look up the symptoms and see that it's common. The "things not seeming real" stuff is called derealization, and it's an anxiety symptom too.
> I dunno, it helped me to know that the stuff I was experiencing was common and not me being just crazy.
> I hope CBT helps you (the last therapist I had kind of soured me on therapy, but I'm going to try again soon, hopefully). I've heard/read good things about CBT.
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> Meg
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> > anyways i am house bound have been this way for 3 yrs now, i only go to take my kid to school and pick her up 2 days a week thats it!! im going crazy in my home ...
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> > as soon as i step outside nothings real !! feels like im losing it, im concentrating on my mind o so much ..
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> > I NO I AINT LOSING IT CUS I WONT NOTICE IF IM LOSING IT ?
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> > i just feel weird ... and so lazy ..... can fellow aragophobias understand?
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> > even phone calls, visitors, are scaring me.. cus they are unfamillier ..
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> > i am even having bad dreams of my father abusing my daughter? ffs wat is my mind trying to do to me, my father is the best father in the world ..
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> > i dont get panicky anymore i feel kind of i dont care, i got no emotions im completely numb, im not on no meds i stopped all meds 5 mnths ago.. i am juts trying cbt and see my counciller here at my house every 2 weeks for support..
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> > i am also doing things before even thinking...
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> > im obviousley going crazy some how. :(
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