In the past ive suffered from agoraphobia, although with therapy im hundred times better than what I used to be. I find it is a very little talked about condition in comparison to depression and other psychological disorders. im wondering, is it maybe that people with agoraphobia are less likely to seek help, or is there actually only a small amount of people who experience it? have any of you had/have agoraphobia? it would be nice to know someone else has been through similar things.
My mom had it really bad and I know i definitely have anxiety problems but i'm not sure if it's exactly agoraphobia or what.
I think everyone has slight agoraphobia. I guess it's just a matter of convincing yourself that everything is ok... Try being emetophobic! Fear of throwing up is tougher than you think! haha
i'm afraid of throwing up. but that's only because whenever i do it, i get sickened at looking at my own puke so i throw up again... and so on and so forth. it's like a dizzy, vomit filled carnival ride... except without the carnival ride!
eeek. id never heard of emetophobia, but it doesnt all that fun. no phobia or anxiety problem is fun though. i have a real trouble catching buses or being in enclosed spaces or big crowds where i mightnt be able to escape, due to an innate fear of peeing my pants if i cant get to a tiolet when i need to go. thus > agoraphobia. it used to be heaps worse and i never ever wanted to go out anywhere or catch any buses or even be at work by myself but its ALOT better now. part of it was accepting that i had an anxiety disorder that really helped me release my fears.
i've suffered from agoraphobia in the past but thankfully i no longer have that problem. it can be rough i know, as at one point i refused to leave my apartment for about 6 months unless it was to only sit in the car while we were out.
I have the fear of peeing my pants in public places like that too. For instance, on my way to school, I was stuck in traffic and had to pee-which led to a panic attack, which then led to dizziness and shortness of breath. I had to pull over once traffic started moving to put myself together-thus forgetting about peeing. I have panic attacks whenever I have to pee that bad.
I've been so-called "diagnosed" with agoraphobia, depression and generalized anxiety disorder. It's hard to deal with at times but I'm looking to exercise more. I find that to just wake up and recognize and appreciate the small things in life gets me through the day. I get really bad panic attacks in restaurants or busy places....and for the fear of throwing up? I would say I have that as well to a degree, throwing up in public due to a panic attack isn't fun, so I'm guessing the fear stemmed from those experiences. I'm much better than I was but you learn from each experience and in some ways I feel it's made me a stronger person. You just have to keep pluggin along
it comes and it goes.. not doing to good with it right now. i can't leave unless there is somewhere i NEED to be. i'd like to just go sit in the closet with the door closed sometimes.. and i do. i've been trying to get help.. but i don't wanna go there anymore.. and i don't think they really listen to me anyways. :leaving:
I know, it's very hard to deal with. If you don't think your doctor isn't helping, maybe you should try another one. I went through 3 or 4 psychologists before I found one that really clicked with me. I'll send some good vibes your way.
Hmm agoraphobia. Likely comes from two things if you ask me, in some cases only one thing. 1. A very deep personality trait,which makes most people seem intimidating for whatever reason. 2. Either past trauma, or some kinda person/people on your daily life, that you are afraid of, or afraid of possibly encountering. Some people seem to think agoraphobia is genetic or something, or that if someone has the best parents in the world that 'it can be prevented'. Personally I think it either stems from a personality trait, in the past trauma, and/or current situations. I bet a lot of people who are agoraphobic not from an inborn personality trait, were targets of more severe bullying in the past, or possibly have the misfortune of being in close proximity to a lot of 'bad seeds'. I don't know how to give much advice with this, though I got something related, and thought I'd say what I think causes it.
I was diagnosed with agoraphobia last friday. You probably aren't going to find a lot of people with it, since only 5% of the US population has it. but how did therapy make you feel better? Mine has always been a huge problem and keeps me from doing things. They say to just fight it, but I've been fighting it for 19 years and forcing myself to do things, but it never gets any easier.
I completely understand that. It never gets any easier for me either. People just don't understand it. They think if you overcome it once then you're over it period. If it only worked that way....
