Onthespectrum
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I’m autistic which is a factor. I have a lot of trauma which is another factor and I’ve suffered with anxiety and panic attacks my whole life. Im in an almost constant state of stress. I’ve been agoraphobic since winter. but I don’t want to live inside forever. the anxiety causes physical symptoms in me, Weak legs, tingles, spinning head, hyper awareness, dryness, feeling like it’s hard to breathe, a feeling in my stomach and pain in lower back and then I can actually faint. I usually have fainted from social anxiety in the past. fainting is an awful feeling that I try to avoid. I have a hot water bottle I use for comfort but the heat doesn’t last too long and I can’t take it out with me. It’s summer and I want to enjoy it like everyone else. I see a counsellor once a week but find talking about my experiences stressful. what can I do?