News of Agoraphobia Forum

I'm 20 years old and I've suffered with anxiety since I was 9. At 13 I was diagnosed with depression and dropped out of school. From 13-17 I've been on/off agoraphobic and 18-20 (now) I have been completely housebound, sometimes I can't even leave my room.

Hi all,
I am new to this forum but grateful that it is somewhere to get info. Would appreciate any insight. I have been doing research/reading. Not sure if I have general anxiety or a specific phobia. I have been a developing agoraphobia for years now but it seems to be getting worse. My problem is that I get very anxious when crossing streets or open spaces. If someone is beside me, I'm generally ok. ...

I am a 40 male and I have developed an irrational fear of being seen by any person within the medical industry. Each year I go to my physical (mandatory for work) my hear rate and pulse jump to levels that cause alarm.
When I was a child (late 70's- early 80's) I remember going in for physicals and a random nurse would stick her head in the exam room and say "strip to your ...

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?

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ok so i got logged out because i spent too much time writing this and lost all of it so heres what i want to say in short

this is very small compared to what thousands of other people go through :( im very sorry
but im very scared to go to the dentist im not even sure if that was an anxiety attack or not


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Hello,
I'm new here. Suffering from debilitating anxiety and panic attacks while driving. Becoming agoraphobic. My panic attacks are so scary I've called 911 on several occasions and even gotten out of the car on a busy interstate and waved down cars so someone could help me. When im at a red light ive sometimes almost gone right through it because my panic worsens when I feel stuck. Im depressed because I cant really drive ...

I'm so sick of living my life. I've been dealing with having panic disorder for almost 3 years now. I can't ever leave my house because when I do I feel like I'm going to vomit. Yes this is not a made up thing.. I haven't hung out with any friends in almost 6 months and everytime I'm asked to, I make up an excuse because I don't want to tell them what's actually going ...

hi everyone i am 35 yo i have anxiety and major depression since i dont even know and i started to self medicate me with alcohol which only led things to worse i became alcoholic i lost all my friends my only brother hates me and i live with my mother, who cries almost all day. sorry for the bad english i am from Brazil. And i only get this outta my chest.

any1 with ...

Hi - I am new to this forum. Looking to interact with other people. I actually have monophobia which is fear of being alone which is part of the agoraphobic group. Looking to connect with people who understand .