Anxiety

[Buddys]

Im new here i have anxiety and depression too im scared of everthing i dont go out i have no social life as soon as i try to go out i feel like i cant breathe light headed anybody suffering from the same its pretty frustrating to be home all the time

[mittensque]

Hi. That is exactly what I feel. I suffer with terrible anxiety symptoms. I just cannot go outside. I haven't went outside in 3 months, very very rarely. I just want to be normal like before. I want to go outside like every normal human on this planet. But my anxiety is stopping me. I don't know what to do anymore, I am losing hope.

[Hidden in reply to mittensque]

Hi i know how you feel my anxiety as stop my life i very rarely go out the only time i do go out its to the doctors,(i go out the house right into a taxi the taxi drop me at the doctors right on my appointment time into the doctor and then chemist back in my taxi and home) and i do that every 2 weeks for the rest of the time in the last 10 years i've mainly stayed in. I want to go out i just can't.

I hope you dont mind me asking but do you know what it is that stops you from going outside. I hope you dont mind

Janeanne

[mittensque in reply to Hidden]

Hi. So what stops me from going outside are my scary anxiety thoughts. I keep feeling like if i go outside something bad will happen to me. Like I will faint and die or something. So when I step out of my door, these thoughts instantly hit me up, and cause me some symptoms like dizziness, nausea, feeling weak and overwhelmed. This makes my anxiety even worse. It's really hard, but I can't seem to find a way to stop all of this and go outside normally again. I even forgot how is it like to be normal.

[Olderal]

Never had anxiety except some that accompanies depression , not too bad, altho I would n't say that about the depression when it hits.

My advice might therefore be worthless but I would try a little at a time. Try going for a short walk on your own in quiet streets or a park where no one knows you. Somewhere safe of course and it might be easier to do in the dark if you've got somewhere safe. Only as far as you can manage. Then if thats OK do it again ,maybe the same day or evening. The next night or day go a bit further, and maybe go into a shop to buy something minor. Keep building up until you are quite relaxed about walking out and then build up on what you do when out.

If even the first trip is difficult, make a commitment to go with a trusted sympathetic friend if that helps. The commitment will make sure you do the first trip and you can build from there. The exercise will help as well.

I'm sure there are pills to help, but if you can its better to crack it without pills.

Olderal

[sgbmandy]

Me too hun I can go to shop on my own as its 120 steps away from my front door. Everywhere else I have to be accompanied. I have just rode the first one out this morning. I panick about panicking dont plan anything at all cos I panick about how I'm going to feel on that day its an awful illness. Cant remember last time I went on a bus, got be be years. If I had 1 wish it wouldn't be to be rich I it would be to never have a panick attack again.

[sgbmandy]

Welcome to my world love Sam as the night thing. My life is indoors as well to scared to go anywhere don't make plans, cant go anywhere unaccompanied. Even then I panick xxx even get tongue tied when phone rings xxx