News of Agoraphobia Forum

Neat video I saw on another site about Japan's Hikikimori. Thought I would share here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Y7R5zP ... plpp_video

hi
I don't normally go on forums or anything especially since in the last few years, i''ve been terrified of having outside contact even online.
I began having problems with agoraphobia since prob before 2008. There would be periods when i was fine to go out but at other times, it was impossible. it got mmore and more difficult until i hit breaking point in late 2009. I gave up,couldn't do it anymore
I stopped ...

I'm new. Maybe I should be in the schizoid area or with the aspie's since I share so many traits with them. I don't see the point of me writing this, but I will make an introduction anyways. I'm trying to be more reactive.

I came here because the last few months I spend about 23 and a half hours in my room. Since spring I have been going for 3 hour walks every few ...

How common is this diagnosis?

Hi,

I'm 22 and I'm a recluse. I was beaten and abused
by my father from age negative 2 weeks (born premature due to him
beating my mother) till I was 16. In college I moved in with a
boyfriend and a few months later it ended when his friends told me
they were going to kill my mother with a shut gun and make me watch
before they killed me. Those are two main ...

I was wondering if those who have agoraphobia are born with it, have a tendency for it, or just develop it?

I ask these things because I feel that something has really changed in me. I think I have always had a tendency to being depressed, sometimes severely. In the last 6-8 months it has seemed to take a bit of a different turn.

Before in my depressed states I would just go and go ...

To make a very long story short, when I was 15 I had panic attacks relating to places I went (mall, theme park, etc.)..my boyfriend got into a car accident that put him in a coma and I was forced to not think of myself and go to Atlanta...BAM! They were gone, no more Xanax..no more panic.

Here I am..almost 21 years old and they've started again. This time, they revolve around a single person ...

I'm guilty... I'm diagnosed as a Paranoid schizophrenic due to terrible problems in the past few years with Agoraphobia. Some days I can't leave the house (for weeks on end). I can't go into stores, public buildings (especially public restrooms) etc. My wife has learned when it happens that she has to do all the outside stuff including even going to our community mailboxes. I no longer have "friends" per se as I don't want ...

I have been recently diagnosed by a mental health professional and I have panic disorder with agoraphobia. I used to think I had APD. I have been put on beta blockers and benzos and they have been life changing but thats not saying much (I left the house, shook a strangers hand, dont feel like Im having a heart attack and even got a hug for the first time in months! /somewhat sarcastic)

1) What ...

I have had agoraphobia for a while now. About two years. I have gone through phases where I cannot leave the house, or sit in the car. I worry excessively about things too. To a point where I feel paralyzed and spend my day having the diarrhea, not eating, and laying down all day. I have not even been caring for myself lately as my medication runs out. There is no way I can get ...