Agoraphobia?/hypochondria

[xtina96]

I’m 22 and I’ve been off and on meds (celexa) for about 10 years now. I’ve gone through periods of not needing to be on it at all and this is probably the longest period I’ve been on it. I’m at the highest dosage and it’s honestly stopped working. I want to work through it but I am realizing I’m not really trying to. My anxiety is all about where I’m comfortable. I don’t like to go to new places, especially new places that are far because I always have a fear of being allergic to the food, being poisoned or just having a heart attack for no reason and dying ??? It’s great. Anyway I’ve been living like this for a while now and kind of just been dealing with it, but recently got into a relationship with someone who loves 2 hours away. She very much understands my anxiety and deals with it herself, but our triggers are very different. She has been coming to me and I have yet to drive to her. I want to see her but I’m so scared that I will be so far away from home and something will happen to me. It’s so frustrating because I know it’s all so irrational but the physical symptoms of anxiety make it so real. She really wants me to come and I know that I need to put myself in these situations to help but I am just terrified. I just need reassurance that I’m not a crazy person. I just want to be able to live my life


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[janemariesayed]

I’m 22 and I’ve been off and on meds (celexa) for about 10 years now. I’ve gone through periods of not needing to be on it at all and this is probably the longest period I’ve been on it. I’m at the highest dosage and it’s honestly stopped working. I want to work through it but I am realizing I’m not really trying to. My anxiety is all about where I’m comfortable. I don’t like to go to new places, especially new places that are far because I always have a fear of being allergic to the food, being poisoned or just having a heart attack for no reason and dying ??? It’s great. Anyway I’ve been living like this for a while now and kind of just been dealing with it, but recently got into a relationship with someone who loves 2 hours away. She very much understands my anxiety and deals with it herself, but our triggers are very different. She has been coming to me and I have yet to drive to her. I want to see her but I’m so scared that I will be so far away from home and something will happen to me. It’s so frustrating because I know it’s all so irrational but the physical symptoms of anxiety make it so real. She really wants me to come and I know that I need to put myself in these situations to help but I am just terrified. I just need reassurance that I’m not a crazy person. I just want to be able to live my life


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To start with, you are not crazy and I doubt that your girlfriend thinks that as well. If she understands your anxieties lay in the area of travel then she should continue to come to you. If the relationship goes the full length then you would both eventually be living together anyway. The problem is that if you don't make the effort to go to her, that she may begin to feel that you are not really interested in her. So I think that is what you need to work on. Make sure that she knows how you feel about her.

If your meds have stopped working then you need to go back to your doctor and get something different. If you do that you may find that you will be able to travel a bit further.

Would you feel better if she came to you and then you both went to her place together? I understand your fear but remember that there are hospitals all over the country. So if by some freak chance you do need medical help, you can still get it.