Rage, social anxiety, depression...

[meowmeow]

Hello and thanks for reading

I first realised that I was suffering with rage and social anxiety three to four years ago, which as time passed, I was sort of able to surpress and 'forget' about - unfortunately in the last ten months or so it has only come back worse and I can't control my thoughts anymore.

My main triggers at the moment are time keeping and any sort of social situation for example if my partner does not arrive home from work at exactly 5.20pm (because he cycles and I know that it only takes him 20 minutes), and various scenarios of bad things happening to him continuously go through my mind, I end up staring out of the kitchen window looking for him, I get sweaty palms and my breathing becomes erratic.

Also, in the last 10 months I've only ever left our flat about three times, without my other half. I just don't feel 'safe' in any sort of social situation outside my comfort zone. Typing it out makes it sound quite ridiculous.

Please tell me that I'm not the only one?

[BobbyDog]

I can relate to most of your symptoms except the rage, but it sounds like it is being brought on by your severe anxiety. I also have Social Phobia, I have panic attacks when in public situations. If you haven't allready, you need to go to the GP or get him to do a home visit and explain all your symptoms to him/her.