Anon, thank you so very much for writing about your experiences. We actually hear quite a bit about agoraphobia and agoraphobics these days, but we don't often hear stories about how they made progress and how they got well.
I agree with Alison, by writing what you did I KNOW you will help women who are at home and reading this, believing that perhaps they'll never get better, or they'll never want to leave their house again. Your story will give someone the ability to take a step -- just one step -- today.
I think this sentence is so important:
"The main idea that helped me was proving to myself that my friends would be there for me if anything would happen to me, true or not, and that if they weren't or couldn't be that I was stronger and smarter than to let fear take over my life."
That sentence carries so much weight. It means that bit by bit, you learned to find tools for yourself that would work for you. It doesn't -- and can't -- happen overnight. But it is possible.
If there are others reading who need more information, Empowher has an excellent page on agoraphobia, its symptoms, risk factors, treatments and prevention:
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Anon, thank you so very much for writing about your experiences. We actually hear quite a bit about agoraphobia and agoraphobics these days, but we don't often hear stories about how they made progress and how they got well.
I agree with Alison, by writing what you did I KNOW you will help women who are at home and reading this, believing that perhaps they'll never get better, or they'll never want to leave their house again. Your story will give someone the ability to take a step -- just one step -- today.
I think this sentence is so important:
"The main idea that helped me was proving to myself that my friends would be there for me if anything would happen to me, true or not, and that if they weren't or couldn't be that I was stronger and smarter than to let fear take over my life."
That sentence carries so much weight. It means that bit by bit, you learned to find tools for yourself that would work for you. It doesn't -- and can't -- happen overnight. But it is possible.
If there are others reading who need more information, Empowher has an excellent page on agoraphobia, its symptoms, risk factors, treatments and prevention:
https://www.empowher.com/media/reference/agoraphobia
Take care, anon, and let us hear from you again!
March 30, 2009 - 9:07amThis Comment
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