hi - my name is fran and i live in surrey and i hv 3 kids aged 26,24 and 17 so they are old enough to be understanding about my problems.My husband is pretty good too, although i think he kind of forgets sometimes, and i have to remind him what i can and cant hack. hv started reducing my medication this last week cos i feel that i hv got to - i dont panic like i used to, i am not so anxious, so feel i shld perhaps try and join the real world. it is early days so dont know what its going to be like? my main problem now is agraphobia - i am ok with other people but on my own i am kind of crap - really want to be able to go on a bus/train on my own and travel more than 5 miles or so which is my limit at the moment. i feel kind of like my friends and family dont really know what i am going through and it is so nice to realise there are people like me out there - so wld be great to be able to chat with yu and be honest.perhaps you can tell me whether agraphobia does get better with time. i dont think staying on medication is the answer. fran
fran