I Am Agoraphobic Stories of Experiences

I consider my agoraphobia to be fairly minor, because I only have full-blown panic attacks maybe every two or three months. But when coupled with my introverted personality, social anxiety, and ingrained inability to interact with other...

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Can u give me an advice?i love how u explained that to overcome anxiety,u shud rely on urself and not on others bcoz dependency will only make me feel hopeless and weak.I really wanna try to live again.I miss the old me so...

One of the hardest things to deal with when trying to overcome panic and anxiety is knowing what to do with all that excess energy. I know when I used to get my panic attacks it sometimes felt like I just wanted to jump right out of my...

Hi, this goes out to all those that are suffering from panic, fear and agoraphobia, I know some days can feel pretty low but hang in there, there is life after panic attacks. I suffered through occasional panic attacks that later...

I hope everyone reading this is doing ok and making progress with their panic attacks. For those of you that haven’t read any of my posts before, my name is John and I used to suffer from brutal panic attacks and agoraphobia. My...

Started a page on facebook called "agoraphobia help" I post things such as questoins to try and get a better idea of how many people know about the disorders of panic/anxiety and agoraphobia. I post daily encouraging pictures, quotes...

Before reading, just remember that this is my personal experience, everyone has their own goals and personal situations to deal with. If you're on meds, make sure to speak with your doctors before getting off of them.

Panic attacks are...

Will I Have To Deal With Panic Attacks The Rest of My Life
Chronic, overly intense panic attacks are probably the worst thing I've ever had to go through in my lifetime and I'm really hoping that that period is the worst I go through...

I have just recently been diagnosed with agoraphobia I think it’s due to ptsd and body dimorphic disorder I feel like a mad scientist operates my brain most days.
Every day I wake up I go into the bathroom to do my makeup and start...

I hope everyone is still hanging in there! Remember anxiety attacks are just temporary. Nothing more than over the top adrenaline rushes in which you play a silly mind trick on yourself and convince yourself that something terrible is...

I know panic attacks are really, really, really miserable. One second of a panic attack can feel like an eternity and the hardest part of any recovery is the beginning when progress is measured in inches not miles. But regardless of how...

Since I started blogging about my panic experiences and how I overcame them, one of the things I get asked about most is whether or not I had to take meds. And the answer is yes, for a while I did. But regardless of whether you have to...

This isn't so much about overcoming panic, as it is about how awesome life is after. You feel bulletproof! Hope and a positive attitude are critically important to curing panic attacks and agoraphobia once and for all. Sometimes people...

Hey Everyone, Never tried anything like this before but now i'm doing better then i was i think maybe sharing might help others get to at least where i am on the road to recovery.

about 3 years ago i started becoming quite reclusive...

When I suffered from chronic panic attacks, one of the biggest obstacles to overcoming it was stopping my mind from constantly circling around negative thoughts. I would just get these terrible ideas of things that "might" happen, and...

One of the hardest things to deal with when trying to overcome panic and anxiety is knowing what to do with all that excess energy. I know when I used to get my panic attacks it sometimes felt like I just wanted to jump right out of my...

Hi, this goes out to all those that are suffering from panic, fear and agoraphobia, I know some days can feel pretty low but hang in there, there is life after panic attacks. I suffered through occasional panic attacks that later...

 
I've been diagnosed as agoraphobic, no big surprise as I don't even want to leave my room! I only leave my house with my daughter to do the things that I HAVE to do (always going to the same few places and getting home asap) and...

I'm Sean. I was once a very active youth. I had many friends and was passionate about skateboarding. I also smoked a lot of weed and was high most of the time for a good 8 months when I was 16. I loved going to school and seeing...

I don't think I'm afraid to leave the house as much as not interested. I see that many agoraphobics here only go out at night. I'm afraid of the night darkness. I leave during the day when I need to for shopping, errands, doctor visits...