Hello All!

[aydinsgma]

I’m aydinsgma, 58 yr old housewife and have had anxiety/panic for well over 20 years.I’ve taken Paxil for almost the 20 years. And I take an occasional Xanax when needed. I live in a nice house. Husband has a good job. But I have no car at the present time. I have 2 grown kids, 2 grandsons who live about a half hour away. In July we were on vacation together when all of a sudden my son yells at me telling me I never loved him. I haven’t seen or heard from them since. Don’t know what I did. Anyway, I’m not one for going out of the house. I have a exercise room in my subdivision only 2 houses away but I can think of Tons of excuses not to go there. I constantly think/worry about my health. I worry that I’m not safe if I go for a walk. The only time I really go out is with my husband on weekends.. I enjoy cross stitching as a hobby but there’s only so much cleaning, or hobbies you can do everyday. I know it’s not healthy for me to sit around everyday butI have no desire to go out. Anyone else a homebody like me?

 

[triceps]

I'm retired and have GAD with one of the penalties being fear of leaving my property. I immediately get a physical reaction everytime I find out I have to leave the house. I have a good friend who "makes" me go to his house for morning coffee, once a week. I have an AA meeting weekly and those two events (coffee and AA) get me out of the house twice a week. Luckily my anxiety doesn't bring on health worries. I feel terrible for anyone with health anxiety. But I hear ya about that wanting to stay at home.

 

[Rinka]

I’m aydinsgma, 58 yr old housewife and have had anxiety/panic for well over 20 years.I’ve taken Paxil for almost the 20 years. And I take an occasional Xanax when needed. I live in a nice house. Husband has a good job. But I have no car at the present time. I have 2 grown kids, 2 grandsons who live about a half hour away. In July we were on vacation together when all of a sudden my son yells at me telling me I never loved him. I haven’t seen or heard from them since. Don’t know what I did. Anyway, I’m not one for going out of the house. I have a exercise room in my subdivision only 2 houses away but I can think of Tons of excuses not to go there. I constantly think/worry about my health. I worry that I’m not safe if I go for a walk. The only time I really go out is with my husband on weekends.. I enjoy cross stitching as a hobby but there’s only so much cleaning, or hobbies you can do everyday. I know it’s not healthy for me to sit around everyday butI have no desire to go out. Anyone else a homebody like me?

Welcome to the forum. Have you always been a “homebody” or has something changed at some Point? I suppose, if you are happy with the way your life is at moment, then why the need to change it. If you feel however, that you trap yourself in and you want to go out what don’t know how, then that might be a problem. I would suggest starting small. As triceps said go for a coffee morning to a friend or at a coffee place near by. Do you have a dog? Going for long walks might help you as well. If no dog... get one they are lovely and great and everyone should have one