Severe anxiety and agoraphobia

[Kate1962]

Started having severe anxiety back in June of 2015. 2 hospitalization so later and it's still bad. So much that I hate leaving my house. It has interfered with my life so bad that I can not function and I now have many responsibilities that have piled up and I am so overwhelmed.

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Hello & Welcome

Sorry you are going through such a rough time but people on here will relate to you and knowing you are not alone helps in a small way

Are you getting any support , therapy , medication , have you spoken to your Doctor about how bad you feel ?

Do you have a partner, friends , family that you can ask for support from as when we feel like this we really need as much support as we can get but sometimes we can be afraid to ask for it but as it is important we should

I understand things seem like they are piing up on top of us and then this creates more anxiety and even maybe guilt because we forget this is an illness and expect more from ourselves but we shouldn't

Rather than letting all the things you feel are piling up get you down , make a list of all what needs doing or sorting out , then put them in order of importance and then deal with just one at a time in your own time without putting to much pressure on yourself , tick them of as and when you do them and you will get through them all eventually

If anything can be explained to someone that you have got behind with dealing with then just let them know you are not well at the moment people can be understanding and give you more time or even help in some cases

Take Care x

[Agora1]

Kate, I'm so sorry. I understand all too well, first the anxiety and then the agoraphobia. I too feel overwhelmed. It's a nightmare not being able to

get out to attend to things. I wish I knew the answer.

[Dodo777 in reply to Agora1]

I couldn't even take the bins out I know it can feel like it will never pass but it will try not to dwell and learn to meditate because that will give you more mental strength and its all about relaxing. I hope that helps a I even hated the door knocking or phone ringing i would jump out of my skin be patient and take up meditation i cant stress that enough best thing that I ever did

[Agora1 in reply to Dodo777]

Oh, you even had the problem with door knocking or phone ringing,

thought I was the only one. Thanks for sharing. I will get back to meditation. Take care.

[Dodo777 in reply to Agora1]

Sounds like your suffering a bit of PTSD .Have you ever been Traumatised ? The Feeling that something bad is going to happen .

I am so glad those days are behind me is was the worse feelings .So cut off at the time.

[Dodo777]

I found myself worrying over the least thing it was like I couldn't switch off pacing around the coffee table I was a terrible mess a fear of living on my own the world passing me by everyone else seem to have lives while i would just brood on past future things that would probably never happen I was a nerves stressed reck and the odd bully homed in on my nervisness and give it the big one. I always had problems like that after severe bullying of my father which turned me in a mess absolutely no confidence. I used to chew the skin off my knuckles at 13 perminant frown full of anger and anger turned into bad nerves then depression i think ive had it all but went through it all physical mental sexual abuses all played a part of who I am today. I thought only army veterans could get PTSD but abuse as a child can also bring it on.

Yes plaese do meditation again i miss it some weeks and find I start losing it in the head again but once I start it back up I dont even take the small amount of ddiazepam I get. I feel so in control again feel so much stronger mentally after a session. Best thing I ever Did was to learn meditation. So please start again and let me know how your getting on Kate ok best wishes.