agoraphobia

Ive had dp/dr for about 9 years now. Ive been getting help for it but alot of these people have never dealt with someone like me. Its like a guessing game for them and ive been trying a lot of different things for years and a lot of medication for years. Im actually off meds now because that did...

So it's been a short while since I posted here and I felt now more than ever it is something I should do. Just to share my story (selfish right?) and also to see if anyone else is out there that is having a similiar journey. So around a month and a half ago I reached my breaking point with...

5 and 1/2 years ago I smoked marijuana with a friend of mine. We were sitting on his garage floor passing a joint back and forth..and then it happened. Everything became delayed, my vision became of that of a stobe light, and I felt completely removed (hovering) above my body. I panicked and...

Here's an idea: Psychotophobia (fear of schizophrenia usually) is actually a specific/subset of or extreme agoraphobia: "Agoraphobia is a condition where the sufferer becomes anxious in environments that are unfamiliar or where he or she perceives that they have little control." - ye good 'ole...

Hi guys, So I suffer from agoraphobia pretty badly. I'm scared of leaving the house alone for fear of being attacked and for fear of getting so conscious of myself with DP that I suddenly have no safe zone to run to when/if I can't cope. I'm also unemployed, and staying at home day in, day out...

My DR came on suddenly but mildly and got worse after a couple months of me thinking it was "just anxiety". Since then I've found it hard to leave the house without someone with me in fear that I will get lost/have a panic attack. When I leave the house I feel like I'm walking around in a fog...