I've been stuck at my house for 4 months now and I have a one year old daughter. It is so hard and I'm not on any medication. I want to be but I just can't seem to get out I try to go down the road and start panicking and turn around and come home. I get so much anxiety just thinking about going out places . I get really bad anxiety when I stay at home by myself too and I want it to stop I really need help but I don't know where to start. Please can somebody help me.
Hi, it's horrible isn't it! Can you arrange a telephone consultation with your GP or can someone go with you for support as you do need to get help with this anxiety.
The usual way to overcome agoraphobia is to de sensitise yourself by going out say to the path then back again and slowly build it up over time, go to the local shop, and so on.
So if you want a starting point give your GP surgery a call and explain your situation that you can't get to the surgery and is it possible to have a telephone consultation with the GP to start with, hopefully they will be able to do that, take it from there but post here how you got on. Neil
I'm sorry. I really can't help, I can only say that you're not alone. I've been stuck in my house for over a year. I can't even go in my backyard or out front to check the mail. In fact I'm pretty much confined to my bedroom. I can't imagine if I had a 1 yr old. I do see a new psychiatrist on Monday. I've tried several meds and none have worked. It will be interesting to see what this Dr says. I go to therapy once a week and that helps with my sanity to talk things out.
I hope you get some help.
Hi Paola. Im so sorry you are going thru this but you are not alone😙go and see your gp and ask for help. You can get this under control and feel like your old self. There is a hope. Dont give up. You can get thru this. If gp is not going to be much help ask for referal to specialist, you might benefit more from it. Also variety of therapies are available. You keep pushing yourself to go out. Its a good sign. You are not giving up. Always when you feeling down come and talk over here😊people here are kind and supportive and it helps knowing that you are not alone in this😙❤
Paola please ring your GP surgery and explain your situation asap. There are also community mental health nurses who can come to you, please don't suffer in silence, we're all here for you too
Hi paola33375 you are not alone in this situation believe me. It must be so hard for you especially looking after your daughter. In a very similar situation to you I have supposed to be at the doctors this morning but cancelled it I've been up all night worrying and my anxiety now is out of control so I know where you are coming from but there is help out there for you
Hi Paola. Been where you are years ago. Eventually my mum dragged me to doctors surgery shaking , sweating , not knowing wether they would think I was mad. Our anxiety crippled us , telling us it's easier to stay locked away but you are living in your own head with negative thoughts. Do this for yourself firstly, then your daughter , can somebody take you to go? Get in a car , get there , then tell them how bad you feel . They see this a lot and will start to get you on the right path. This seems impossible but push yourself, tell yourself you need help and you have to take this step. Lots of us have been there and can reasure you , make an appointment now, please don't put this off, that's the easy option. The one our anxiety wants us to choose so we continue to live in misery. Years ago I couldn't even take my dogs out, thought I was a hopeless case, now I can do almost anything , yes some bad days but with a better understanding its so much easier . Glad your getting lots of replies, great people who know how you feel and want you to get help, support and reasurance is so helpful . Our negative thoughts drive us mad but please take comfort in the positive replies, ❤️
Meant to say can somebody take you to gp? Please ring now, first step was reaching out here , ❤️
Hey Paola
You have Agoraphobia like me. I have it for different reasons I think. I have GAD, Social Phobia, Social Anxiety. You need help. While isolating yourself my time passes by very quickly now I've been 7 years stuck inside my house. Please don't let it get that bad. Do something about it. Push yourself and get therapy. Try to go with someone. If you have a friend or family member. Ask someone for help. Tell them you want to go out but are unable too. It's not healthy staying in your house. Try to go out. Take small steps at a time. Try to relax yourself when you start panicking. Good luck. Try therapy, if unable you can get it online. 👍
Yourself means myself. My bad lol😭Oops🙈
You need someone to be with you to help you out to get over it. Stop any vitamin you are taking since it increase anxiety also taking antibiotic will trigger it I helped my 20 years old daughter to get over it I took her to doctor and therapy and she was taking all kind of medication for 3 month and then bought for her chines herbs and natural herbs from cvs for calm medication and happy pills from vitamin shop and then travel with her and now she is ok
Hi Paola this might sound hard but it's not meant to be. Please go and seek help from your doctor the only reason I'm saying it is because of your daughter young children can pick up loads of things from their parents and let's be honest you wouldn't wish this on your daughter no one would wish it on anyone else. Hope you don't mind me saying this I don't mean to be horrible I'm just stating facts that children can pick things up from their parents
I agree I have my problems because of mine. I don't blame them. Well, just my dad and sometimes my mom but she can't help it she was shy and submissive. 😑They are learned behaviors from our parents.
Ashley. So true hun so true
Paola
I feel like you too. My mom is always trying to make me go to the doctor but I won't go as soon as I step foot in that vehicle my heart starts racing I feel sick. I wish I didn't have to go. I remember once it was horrible I was going with her to the hospital my grandma was very ill. The whole time I was a wreck. We were almost there and I just wanted to open the door and jump off the expressway. Once I was in the hospital my mom had to leave me with all these strangers they were family member but I didnt know them. It started getting fuller. Then it was way too much people for me I got up and left I had a nervous breakdown. Thank God it was a hospital nobody thinks much of it. It's normal there. I broke down in tears I got extremely depressed. I understand you. I didn't even attend my two grandma's funerals. I'm a awfull person. Please get help. Do it for your daughter. 🙌I know words are easier said than done. But I promise you it will get better with the right help.
Ashley you are not a awfully person your just wied like me LOL
Lol😂
Lol my phone misspelled it. 😊 It awful. It auto corrects me even when I don't need it. Lmao
Lol lol I know hun
I'm glad I'm not the only weird one 😂😊lol