Re: 2013 Agoraphobia Thread
Originally Posted by
xtremx
Sometimes I look for the excuses not to leave the house and that really is a disappointment to me as I should be stronger.
When I was at my worst it would be weeks on end before I would set foot out of the house and then the world seemed a scary place it was like I was walking slow and the world was zooming past me.
This sounds exactly like me. Even now I feel that derealisation when I am out. I explained it to my therapist as like being in a bubble and everything around me was distorted and whooshing around. I think it's our minds way of trying to protect us, like we are there, but not, shutting out the external stimulus which could trigger panic
I also believe the reason we look for excuses not to go out is because we feel most safe in our home. That is our comfort zone and the place we would want to be if we were to go into full blown panic mode. I'm sure others will relate to this too. Kitti
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