Has anything helped?

Has anyone done anything that has improved there anxiety and help them get out the house? I've been stuck for so long is there anything that will help?

Honestly, I wish I knew. I was housebound for two years in my late teens, but eventually came out of it. Was fine for a very long time, and now at 23 it's happening again. It's just horrible. Sorry this isn't helpful. Just wanted you to know there's someone else in the same predicament. I want to say medication could help, but I don't take my own advice because I hate medication and won't use it.

For me, Lexapro and Klonopin under the care of an excellent psychiatrist. I have several anxiety disorders, including agoraphobia. I also am in therapy. When I go out, I usually don't go out alone--my partner goes with me.

Meds have made the biggest positive impact for me.

I had severe agoraphobia and could NOT leave the house without getting physically sick (and sometimes I couldn't even leave my bed). I started seeing a really great CBT therapist who had worked a lot with anxiety/OCD/agoraphobia. With her, I got a LOT better! I was terrified of taking medication for a long, long time, and I was generally pretty functional, but still plagued with lots of anxiety and panic even though I could usually leave my house. After about two years of therapy, I was able to get to the point where I could start medication and I've been doing really well -- I'm totally functional! I definitely recommend CBT and, if you feel comfortable, asking about medication. In my experience, medication was particularly effective after I had already done plenty of therapy, because the meds lowered my anxiety enough that I could actually work on the CBT exercises I was doing with my therapist