Tired of it!

[myshadow]

I am new here— get frequent panic attacks which has caused agoraphobia because the panic gives no signal. It just happens. On top of my struggles with depression I am a mess. My panic was mildly handled with medictation. Then when I went to my doctor I had the wrong supplemental insurance for that year and she refused to see me or even contact me, I even offered to pay. Seems it is not helping anymore, it is beholden to,insurance. I had a major panic melt down and barely got home. It got progressively worse and now I cannot go,out. So, here I am..,

[foxglove_pnw]

Hi myshadow ! Welcome to the board !

So sorry about how you are feeling !

I also suffer from panic attacks and I also take medication.

What I have found helpful is to have an escape plan when I go out.

Here is an example :

I was driving to yoga when I started to feel panic, I thought about turning the car and going back home. I decided to at least get to the parking garage at the gym. When I got there I decided I was gonna write my friend who takes yoga with me and let her know I couldn't make to class because of my anxiety.

She was super sweet and said...sit in the classroom and see how you feel. I did that. I told myself I would sit there and leave after 10 minutes.

I stayed for the class but had another escape plan in mind. I was gonna stay for just 30 minutes. I was able to stay for the whole class.

If you know you can "escape" when the panic starts you will be willing to go out more times.

Wishing you free anxiety days !

[brokenlight]

Welcome myshadow ✨