Anxiety is robbing me of my life

[Dell12345]

I was supposed to go on a holiday that I had organised with friends and family but at the last minute I had to pull out due to severe anxiety and panick about being away while feeling aweful.

I had hoped I'd be better by the time the holiday came around but I'm not.

I am so so angry that anxiety is robbing me of fun and the things I have been looking forward to. This holiday is normally the highlight of my year.

This is sending me into a deep depression.

Does anyone have any advice on how to get through this?

[Rick1on1]

What are you anxious about?

[Dell12345 in reply to Rick1on1]

I honestly don't know. The only thing I can think it is is being away from home with people I've not seen for a while. I think working from home for so long has effectively given me a form of agoraphobia.

[Rick1on1 in reply to Dell12345]

That's understandable - leaving a comfort zone can be traumatic!

So, lets cover some basics:

1. Are you on any medication?

2. Do you have a healthy diet?

3. Are you exercising?

Lets test the agoraphobia theory; how much time a day are you spending out in public?

[Sarahslj]

This has happened to me, only I've had to come home mid holiday due to sevear anxiety, I feel your pain x

[Dell12345 in reply to Sarahslj]

Yes me too. It's a horrible thing. It's difficult because all the advice is to go for it to show yourself you can handle the anxiety, but it needs to be done in small steps, otherwise we just reinforce the fears instead.

[Sarahslj in reply to Dell12345]

Sometimes it's just not that easy