Re: Developing agoraphobia, I never knew!
Russ
What you've described is very very common and as you alluded to it creeps up on us.
Bit by bit we put strategies into place that we think will help make us feel safer, whereas in reality all we are doing is limiting ourselves more and more and reducing our independence.
Don't you worry about your crazy things - many of us have had really wierd coping techniques that we used and that helped, until we realized that in fact they were the things holding us back from the independent life we crave.
The way forward is to slowly reverse these 'safety' measures one by one and prove to yourself that you can manage your anxieties in a far more healthy and productive way.
Read up all the stories of success on here as to how others have made those breaks for inspiration.
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Meg
proactiveness, positivity, persistence, perseverance and practice = progress