Hi! Everybody, I have generalized panic disorder and I'm trying to find ways to help it. I've had it for bout 8 years, it started off with agoraphobia but I got better with that but I still have to depend on my mother in law to go with me because I can't go anywhere without her so I don't have a life. I stay at home. I have a 12 year old daughter, a 19 month old son and a 4 month old son. I just started therapy once a week but I want other ways to deal with to. I want my life back, I'm tired of anxiety controlling me.
I don't know what to say I'm in the same situation as you but I don't go out at all. Try to get down to the store by yourself. (She can stay in the vehicle) try this. I did it back then and I got confidence in myself and was getting better now I'm back in the sinkhole but it's because I let depression get the best of me. With small steps at a time you can get there.🙌You got to try and do this for you. Life is short don't wait too long. Push yourself to do it. I know it will be very difficult and frightening but You can do this.🙏
Hi Naomi,
Are you on any medication?
I think there a lot of us who know exactly how you feel, so please don't feel alone.
It's good you go out even if it is with someone with you.
It must be very hard coping with the anxiety and the children, in fact I know it is, as many years ago when my children were young I went through another bad time with my anxiety.
I don't know what to suggest, I've been listening to some mindfulness on you tube.
Just wanted you to know your not alone x
You might need some meds to help you through this. And you might still be very tired between the very young ages of the two smaller babies, therapy is a great thing,some of this needs a bit more then that to be honest. With therapy, meds and the youngest baby getting older this should hopefully improve. Lack of sleep and not being able to have down time is exhausting all by itself.The best way to deal with it is having some help. Someone on a schedule to come in and help you a few times a week. So you can have down time and rest. Making somekind of deal with your spouse on helping you if the babies wake during the night. And being a stay at home with the three kids ..two that are babies is harder then most jobs. Truely harder and exhausting so dont let anyone make it sound like a tip toe thru the park. It isnt, its hard.
As you Just started therapy, you need to be patient and see how that works out. You should be taking some kind of medication to help. Dr would have ideas. for some people structure helps. If you are able to create somed kind of timeline about doing things. Maybe. If your Mother in Law is willing. You can see how far away from her you can get before you get upset. Perhaps each time you go out you could get farther away and feel some indepedance. I;m just spitballing here. good luck