phobia and anxiety on the streets...

[Klonopin]

I suffer from anxiety and agoraphobia, these days my situation is that i dont feel considerable anxiety at work or while working, i have anxiety crisis when i am not inside a vehicle, or when i am waiting for the bus to get back home, inside the bus i usually feel ok, when i get off from it and start my 3 block walk home from the bus stop i feel ansiety again, this anxiety is bigger when i have to cross wide streets or avenues, and if they have a lot of traffic the ansiety is more intense. During my working hourse i drive either by myself or with another co-worker, moving aroungfd the city or inside the state, but it just feels ok. Does anybody have any similar condition? i am just curious, the mind functions in a very mysterious way sometimes... greetings...

[dopeyrc]

I completely understand what your going through. When you are at home or driving in a car your fine but as soon as you leave the house and start walking the streets it hits you like a train. You suffer from anxiety attacks, this can be triggered in many different ways.

You should go and see a doctor who may or may not prescribe medication. You may just need to talk to someone like a Counselor.

[MrsMacDugle]

I too completely understand what you are going through as I do suffer from both anxiety attacks & agoraphobia.  I'm completely housebound now unless my spouse is with me as my security officier.  One main reason for him doing so is because I've lost my sight enough now that I'm no longer able to drive.  If we have to venture out for any doctor appointments, by the time we make it back home I'm hermited away in my sacturary until I'm able to cope again within my own home.  My anxiety attacks get so bad that I now happen to have a tick that I squack like a goose when I'm maxed out at the top notch of my ability level to be out & about.  You may want to seek some counseling before you become like me.  I don't venture outside of my own comfort zone for long before I rush back in.

[Klonopin]

hi, thanks for posting, i am doing a lot of exposure therapy, i can tel i deal with these better each time, for those people feeling bad, i will tell you something, 5 years ago i was housebound, i was even able to walk buy a soda at the store half away from my house, it was just too stressing because of the adrenaline rushes... things have changed a lot now, you might be housebound now, but i realy think that if there was a person who was able to recover and got back into society activities i dont see why other people cannot. We should dare, sometimes i think that i could decide to stay housebound and safe, but that when i am 70 or 80, i am going to be thinking, why did not i dare to go out and try to live better?? when we all be old we would be asking to have another chance and take the challenge, and we would certainly take it, and i dont think i would like to get older and start asking me  that question...
thank you very much, i really wish you to feel better soon, greetings...
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[airannie]

Yep. Get out and chip away at it.
I am 74, and hate the agoraphobic label I have.
Retirement @ 70 and then anal cancer and its ghastly treatment left me I guess at loose ends...side effects including incontinence.
I really have tried...had every humiliation in the book.  Usually take time off and then try again.
I had problem when younger but I am a good looking and smart woman...usually had a bf, which in most cases covered the problem.
Retirement was the worst.  No place to go. Joined the Y.  Was climbing back up to vibrant self...then anal cancer.
Now...actually as you put it ....I am considered old and by most of society useless...so who cares if I am out and about.
When you stop caring...it is much easier.

[Klonopin]

Thanks for posting. Sorry to hear your inconveniences but really glad you had the attitude to dare them. We all know it is not easy at all. A bf covering the problem? i am afraid i dont understand that very well. There are many things and facts in life that are not good, or might not seem necessary, but the big challenge of life is learn to deal with them and live in peace with them. I have no  doubt people get into a lot of phylosophy when get health issues.

[airannie]

I didn't word that boy friend bit well.  What I wanted to say is that when I was  in a relationship,  usually had the anxiety under control.  Just having someone with me was enough to banish the jitters...usually.

Can't always have a guy or sex in life, so poor medicine in long run.  Plus some relationships caused  anxiety:). Especially @ break up time!

The job keep me in a structured life.  This helped too, especially the last 5 years when I was in a group of virtual librarians.  I worked @ computer and on phones only...not running around on the floor...that was very stessful:).

Have to develop a philosopy for your life.  Tho' I was a Sociology major, studing alot of philosophy.  Seems to me we need it to furnish backbone of attitudes and actions.

Carry on...and remember to praise yourself for anything you define as a victory.

Best,
Ann

[kazza367]

hello all, i started to get anxiety and agrophobia when i was 21, now im 39 . It lasted 4 years i was completely terrified i couldnt even go in the shower on my own let alone go out side. Anyway it did go after 4 years and only slight anxiety stayed with me everyday but i coped.Recently ive just got over the flu and all of a sudden ive got all the feelings back of bad panic attacks i dont want to go out atall and if i do go out i just shake shake shake and feel as though im goin to pass out, im soooooo scarred. I know ive got to get over it cus im not goin to stay in the house for another 4 years, i hope u are all ok and its nice to chat and look at other posts, have any of you got any tips as to how i can stop myself shaking when im out in public plezz ty x