Hello there, everybody.
Does anyone here suffer from agoraphobia.
I'm in an intense form of it right now. It's so bad that I can only make myself go the the mailbox once a week, really late at night so that I can avoid my neighbors.
The thought of leaving my home to even see a therapist is terrifying so I basically have little support.
Has anybody here dealt with it? Or even had success with eventually getting out of the house.
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I did, both times -- .My last experience of it was ten years ago..It's never recurred.
It happened for the 2nd time about ten years ago, and I was told by my therapist
that it was a manifestation of Depression.
You really need to go to a therapist, though, it's important.
I know how you feel, Hatchling, because when mine occurred, I honestly feared
I might never get over it. I told my shrink this, and the whole thing
upset me so much, I started crying in his office, something I rarely did.
He responded, wisely, perhaps, not emphatically, but somewhat impatiently.
"Arlene", he said with a sigh, "The only people who never get over it are those who don't try".
This proved true. It lasted for about a month, as I recall -- I even went to a support group
for it a couple of times...Whether that worked or not, I don't know, but I kept testing
myself, going out, and after awhile, it just vanished.
I should point out that I had a very supportive partner that took me out, although I was
afraid even with him.
Like I said, it's really quite common, so don't be "embarrassed" to tell your friends and/or
family about it, and get one of them to take you to a therapist. You'll be fine. I promise.
