agoraphobia Help

Hi, How do I get help if no therapists will come to my home? This is so hard to deal with........

[suzsibs]

I suffer from agoraphobia it started when I was a teenager. When I was 40 I had a breakdown and couldn't leave the house even to go into the front garden, it took me a while but I decided to get help which meant leaving the house but it was either that or spend my life stuck inside. Ask a close family member or friend to go with you to arrange a therapist, just bite the bullet and breathe in and out. I went to a group and we could choose a motto I chose 'it's better to go than not to go' and its so true. I'm off to Majorca for a two week holiday, I hate flying, I hate leaving home but I'm doing it (with the help of a couple of diazepam) ! I am 48 now and still struggle but only I can overcome this crippling phobia. I wish you all the best, please take that first step you may surprise yourself.  Take care Suz.

[MrGreen]

I am not familiar with the system in your country. But you can get someone to come to your house. Check out your local health board. Or even ask the exact same question on the anxiety forum. I do recall reading some posts before about someone having a therapist come to them. It may differ from country to country. I am not certain. Or even give us an idea where you are at and we can help look online for you. All these places have web sites these days.

I know how hard it is to deal with. But it does get easier the move you accept it and take those first few steps to getting help. No being able to leave the house can be a very awkward thing because of most of the help is outside of your home. You have to go to it. I spent a decade indoors. Told nobody about my condition for a year. Kept it a big secret. But then knew I needed help. Once I came to terms with what was going on with me, a bit of learning about the condition, some medication, someone to talk to about how I felt, it was like the weight of the world was lifted from my shoulders.

But we won't jump ahead of ourselves just yet. First things first as far as you are concerned. Getting you help. And if you can't go to them, seeing if they can come to you. Just make that your only focus for now. One step at a time. Not even sure what country you are in. If America, even give us the State. Then we try google it. See what we can find out online for you.