I've had social anxiety basically all my life but put it down to shyness I lost my daughter 10 years ago suddenly she was only 6 weeks old it was a hurendous time but tried to move forward with no meds I have now have two children 5 and 8 .basically 7 years ago I was at a funeralfuneral( the first one since my daughters) and I started feeling weird my urge to get up and run was intense I was fidgeting I managed to stay for the whole service and felt OK after then I started getting it when I pregnant and shopping I would be in tescos pushing the trolley and have this urge to run to the toilet this panic came over me every time I was shopping I'm going to wet myself!!! Went through my mind as the years went on it started happening everywhere queing waiting for a bus in the cinema taking my children to school I have never had a accident I know it a in my head but feels so real at the time I contacted my doctor they put me on beta blockers and now I have just started sertraline two weeks ago and now I feel like I don't want to go out the house I'm taking 50 mg the panic attacks have stopped at home but the fear of leaving the house is overwhelming when will I feel better
Hi, u be feeling the heightened anxiety as u r only on week 2-3, it should calm down soon so the fear of leaving the house and the intrusive thoughts should soon go within the next few weeks, and u should start feeling better. I am on week 5 now and I still feel like that but not as much, just hang in there and your anxiety and thoughts should lesson as the weeks go on x
Hi thanks for your reply I actually managed to go out with my sister for a drive yesterday although couldn't get out the car . I hate these thoughts what if I need the toilet and can't get to one I'm going to wee or poo myself ! It scares me so much I can't wait to just be normal and stop obsessing over this . how are you ? X
That's so good u managed get out, it doesn't matter that u didn't get out of the car, just take baby steps. Try other ways to deal with thoughts ie take a change of clothes, wet wipes and sanitary pads, so in your mind when your thinking the dreaded (what if) I wee for example, then change that thought to a positive ie, if I do wee I have a change of clothes, wet wipes and sanitary pad so it doesn't matter. It's all about positive thinking and changing the thought process, it's hard but as they say practice makes perfect. I'm 5 weeks 3 days in now and I had a blip around week 3-4 as had flu but the last 2 days I have had less and less anxiety and thoughts so I'm hoping it carries on, but it's all still early days for us both. Remember just baby steps and positive thinking, I wish u well and keep in touch how your doing and I will do the same x