People that have been totally cured from Agoraphobia using CBT

[xiand2]

I want to get in touch with people that have been totally cured from Agoraphobia using CBT (without medication). If so, please PM me.

Thanks!

[nomorepanic]

You may find that some people use a combination of medication and CBT and some just use CBT without it.

Is your agoraphobia such that you cannot leave the house?

What sort of therapies have you tried so far?

Are you currently having CBT?

[xiand2]

I won't use medication, so I'm seeking advice from those that were cured without medication.

I can leave the house.

I'm using CBT. After extensive reading on PubMed, it is clear that CBT is by far the most effective therapy for Agoraphobia.

[nomorepanic]

I overcame a lot of my problems without medication and using self-help and CBT if that helps.

[xiand2]

Was one the problems that you overcame Agoraphobia?

[nomorepanic]

I guess it depends how you define agoraphobia really as it is not just about being stuck in the house as such. It can mean just going out in general, going away from the safe place etc so I guess I did have an element of that too.

[xiand2]

Agoraphobia -- stemming for fear of panic attacks -- to me should mean avoidance of certain situations DUE to fear of having a panic attack.

Did you have that? Are you now cured from that?

[nomorepanic]

Well yes I did with my driving problems. I would say I am 90% cured of it now.

[xiand2]

What is the remaining 10%, if you don't mind me asking?

Are you using CBT4Panic? If so, how long have you been using it?

[nomorepanic]

The remaining 10% is still that niggling doubt in the back of my mind that I may not be able to cope and sometimes I still can feel the anxiety building when I am out driving and get "stuck"!

I am not using CBT4Panic as I do not feel I need to at the moment but I am in full support of Robin's programme and do have a copy if I feel I need to use it.

How are you getting on with it and how far do you think you have come?