Social Anxiety Support

rachelynn · 01-15-2009, 08:06 PM

Agoraphobia, it's the fear of having a panic attack in public places, being away from a safe place. I was wondering, does anyone know if there's an "Agoraphobia" that isn't exactly having a fear of having a panic attack, but just the fear of actually being out there, in public? but not related to social anxiety. (yet still has the basic ideas of agoraphobia, fear of crowds, being alone, bridges, elevators, being trapped etc etc) Do you think that still is "Agoraphobia" or could that be some other kind of phobia/disorder? I don't really know if anyone could possibly know the answer to this, if there even is, or if you have any thoughts, but I thought I'd ask.

shyguy246 · 01-15-2009, 08:50 PM

Yes, agoraphobia is possible with, or without, social phobia.

AprilEthereal · 01-16-2009, 07:42 PM

I think I have some form of Agoraphobia. I only leave my house when I absolutely need to.

2Talkative · 01-16-2009, 08:25 PM

I'm almost full blown.

*gym

*work

*hockey

Other than those things I don't leave the house.

ohioisforloners · 01-16-2009, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2Talkative

I'm almost full blown.

*gym

*work

*hockey

Other than those things I don't leave the house.

Well I guess thats 2 more things more than I leave the house for :P (work only)

For me, I cannot leave the apartment by myself for ANY reason unless it's life or death. The only way is if im leaving with somoene else. I can go places with a single person, but as soon as it becomes 2 or more people I start to panic and NEED to get back to my apartment ASAP. Over the years I have got pretty decent at hiding any symptoms of a panic attack, but there have been a handful of times when I have been asked "are you alright man?" which does not help, just embarrassed even more that someone noticed.

2Talkative · 01-16-2009, 09:28 PM

I guess i'm lucky to have only had a couple panic attacks in my life so far.

To be honest we are probably both lucky to be able to leave at all because there are people who do not leave thier apartments period people bring them food ect..... very scary and I don't want to end up like that.

sanria22 · 01-16-2009, 10:55 PM

I, too, have wondered if I could be agoraphobic as there's really not many places I like going to by myself or am fine by myself. As it symptoms got worse, I found I could take going to a drug store on my best days, but when I'm feeling really bad, I just can't muster up the courage to go. I suppose it's not fitting to be discussing all the places where I can go since, you know, anxiety gets bad and better sometimes (it's bad right now). But at my less anxious times, I could go walking outside, to school and grocery stores just fine. Nowadays, it's a bit harder. I'm not sure why I'm saying all this, really, but it's ironic that therapists ask you to 'get out more' as a way to chip away at the anxious symptoms. Not so, my friends! When it's this bad, don't make me endure something that I'm already running away from and super-duper sensitized to. please.

Edit: but to address the topic, I think it's a normal thing what you are talking about, even if it didn't start out bad.

Zaleth · 01-16-2009, 11:58 PM

The only places I've gone in the past few months have been as follows:

College. Home. Grandparents house. A friend of mine's house for a while, then uhm, yeah. Other than that, the only other place is a corner store and the lcbo.

01-15-2009, 08:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
rachelynn Status: Daydreaming Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 537	Agoraphobia? Agoraphobia, it's the fear of having a panic attack in public places, being away from a safe place. I was wondering, does anyone know if there's an "Agoraphobia" that isn't exactly having a fear of having a panic attack, but just the fear of actually being out there, in public? but not related to social anxiety. (yet still has the basic ideas of agoraphobia, fear of crowds, being alone, bridges, elevators, being trapped etc etc) Do you think that still is "Agoraphobia" or could that be some other kind of phobia/disorder? I don't really know if anyone could possibly know the answer to this, if there even is, or if you have any thoughts, but I thought I'd ask.

01-16-2009, 08:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
2Talkative Status: audi, vide, tace Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 1,071	I'm almost full blown. gym work *hockey Other than those things I don't leave the house. __________________ "I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins

01-16-2009, 09:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
2Talkative Status: audi, vide, tace Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 1,071	I guess i'm lucky to have only had a couple panic attacks in my life so far. To be honest we are probably both lucky to be able to leave at all because there are people who do not leave thier apartments period people bring them food ect..... very scary and I don't want to end up like that. __________________ "I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins

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01-15-2009, 08:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
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sanria22 Status: status pleaser Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MN Gender: Female Age: 24 Posts: 1,292	I, too, have wondered if I could be agoraphobic as there's really not many places I like going to by myself or am fine by myself. As it symptoms got worse, I found I could take going to a drug store on my best days, but when I'm feeling really bad, I just can't muster up the courage to go. I suppose it's not fitting to be discussing all the places where I can go since, you know, anxiety gets bad and better sometimes (it's bad right now). But at my less anxious times, I could go walking outside, to school and grocery stores just fine. Nowadays, it's a bit harder. I'm not sure why I'm saying all this, really, but it's ironic that therapists ask you to 'get out more' as a way to chip away at the anxious symptoms. Not so, my friends! When it's this bad, don't make me endure something that I'm already running away from and super-duper sensitized to. please. Edit: but to address the topic, I think it's a normal thing what you are talking about, even if it didn't start out bad.

01-16-2009, 11:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Zaleth Status: hack cough gack Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ontario Gender: Male Posts: 512	The only places I've gone in the past few months have been as follows: College. Home. Grandparents house. A friend of mine's house for a while, then uhm, yeah. Other than that, the only other place is a corner store and the lcbo.