Anxiety when leaving my house...

[Christina10778]

I have been dealing with anxiety for a while now...years, but, recently I've been having issues with leaving my house. Everytime I leave my home, my anxiety gets way worse, crazy physical symptoms arise, and the negative thoughts are relentless. I hate it!

Like, right now, I'm at the dentist office with my boys...they're just getting their regular check-ups...but, I'm freaking out inside.

I can't breathe, my chest hurts, I feel shaky, I feel as if I'm going to pass out, the derealization is bad, and I'm nauseous...all alongside the racing thoughts...ugh...

Does anyone else deal with this kind of thing on a normal basis???

[Ldoc1993]

Hiya Christina10778 yes I deal with this also it's called agoraphobia. I haven't been out the house in 3 weeks due to it, the furthest I have been is my garden. I hope you're ok now.

[valachia-t in reply to Ldoc1993]

Hi Ldoc1993. I suffer from agarophobia as well. My neighbor laughed when I told him my situation.

[dizzychar]

Hi, yes I get this too. worse some days than others. I have started going out abit more than I used to but I still find myself making excuses or not wanting to because I'm so scared about things. Sometimes I don't even no what I'm scared of or how to explain what's wrong. I get butterflies and a bad feeling before I've even gone anywhere!

Have you thought about therapy?

[valachia-t]

Yes. It's called agarophobia. Look it up. I have been going through this for 3 years, after my son went to be with the Lord.

[RyRywifey]

I suffer from this too. I wouldn't just call it agoraphobia tho because that's when you feel very anxious in crowded places. But it's fear leaving your house even when you're by yourself, it's just the fact that you feel safe at home period. But even at home you feel fearful of EVERYTHING. That's how Derealization had me