emster
30-03-06, 16:20
Hello everyone!
just thought i'd introduce myself. I've been registered on here for a few weeks now but i've been feeling a bit shy + have only just plucked up the courage to do this.
I've been suffering from panic attacks since i was 17 (i'm now 23) I recovered from them for about 4 years but then I had a bit of a relapse 2 years ago+ became agorophobic. I first came across this site around that time + the information helped me a lot, i didnt notice the forum back then though (not very observant) but now that i have found it i find i really comforting to read the experiences of other people with similar problems to my own, its really nice to know that all my stupid little fears that i have arent quite so stupid as i thought and are by no means unique.
The panic attacks have more or less stopped for me now + I've managed to reduce my general background anxiety to more manageable levels, though regrettably i've done this through avoiding my feared situations which isnt good, so the agoraphobia is still a big problem for me + my main aim at the moment is to try and get back to living some kind of normal life, i find i'm struggling a lot to get started in the recovery process though.
I'm finding it extremely frustrating because i keep thinking of all the things i'd love to be able to do if i wasnt like this + i get really bored + lonely all the time because i've got no social life at all + no freinds because i cant go out + meet people. also i feel very degraded by having to be so dependant on other people for everything. I assume these are all problems that other agoraphobics have to deal with [?]
Anyway i've been rambling, this was meant to be a cheery HELLO!!! :Dnot a big self pity fest. but now at leat you know what my story is.
So hi !
Anyone got any words of comfort?
just thought i'd introduce myself. I've been registered on here for a few weeks now but i've been feeling a bit shy + have only just plucked up the courage to do this.
I've been suffering from panic attacks since i was 17 (i'm now 23) I recovered from them for about 4 years but then I had a bit of a relapse 2 years ago+ became agorophobic. I first came across this site around that time + the information helped me a lot, i didnt notice the forum back then though (not very observant) but now that i have found it i find i really comforting to read the experiences of other people with similar problems to my own, its really nice to know that all my stupid little fears that i have arent quite so stupid as i thought and are by no means unique.
The panic attacks have more or less stopped for me now + I've managed to reduce my general background anxiety to more manageable levels, though regrettably i've done this through avoiding my feared situations which isnt good, so the agoraphobia is still a big problem for me + my main aim at the moment is to try and get back to living some kind of normal life, i find i'm struggling a lot to get started in the recovery process though.
I'm finding it extremely frustrating because i keep thinking of all the things i'd love to be able to do if i wasnt like this + i get really bored + lonely all the time because i've got no social life at all + no freinds because i cant go out + meet people. also i feel very degraded by having to be so dependant on other people for everything. I assume these are all problems that other agoraphobics have to deal with [?]
Anyway i've been rambling, this was meant to be a cheery HELLO!!! :Dnot a big self pity fest. but now at leat you know what my story is.
So hi !
Anyone got any words of comfort?