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Hi, this is my first time writing here and I'd like some help. I've had social anxiety (self-diagnosed) basically my whole life (for 15 years). Even though I'm self-diagnosed I'm 100% sure I got it right (I had 15 years to think about it after all). My therapist can't diagnose me, but mentions...

I am a grad student in nursing. I am a recovering addict who is isolating to the point that I fear I am becoming agoraphobic. I am addicted to my computer, to blogging, and to trying to make some money doing the former. I hate to go anywhere where I cannot access my blogs. It's becoming...

Obviously the title is a form of sarcasm. I have a text-book case of Agoraphobia. On a scale from 1-10 I would rate my agoraphobia as a 9.5. I hardly leave the house, I am almost incapable of holding a job, I can't go through a day of school without having a panic attack, and I haven't been out...

So I have had a lot of trouble putting a name to my specific type of Anxiety just because it is so specific. I don't get anxiety when it comes to being with people, in fact I am extremely outgoing. I don't have anxiety when it comes to being in front of a crowd or being the center of attention...