Hopeless

[Guest]

Hello everyone, i am only 22years of age and am suffering from agoraphobia. I just realized what i was suffering from by surfing the internet. I was on my way to class and I experienced an anxiety attack in the bus. I really do not know how to cope with the disorder. When i get my attacks i seriously feel as if I'm going to go crazy. There are days when i wake up and I'm feeling okay, but there are those days in which i feel hopeless. I have a daughter that is only 1 and when i think about me not being around because i may have turned crazy really makes me depressed.

 

[Guest]

Natalie about 5 yrs ago I was given Cypralex by my doctor and felt twitchy I got up one Sunday to go to a bike meet that I'd not had any problems about before. If I'd not been before I may have had slight social anxiety but I'd been loads of times. I didn't get there I turned round and headed for home feeling nervy n panicky, not me at all. I dumped the Cypralex down the toilet over about a month I slowly got better. I'd guess a chemical imbalance is your cause .As the Cypralex gave me a chemical imbalance. One thing I found whilst taking a month to get better was being creative making things, painting ect.

 

[Guest]

Have you seen a specialist about it? Maybe its a post pregnancy thing considering that your child is only 1. It has something to do with hormonal imbalance during pregnancy and childbirth. In some cases it goes away by itself but in some you need professional assistance. The first time I had my major anxiety attack was when my kid was 7 mos. old and lasted until he was 2. I was in medication for several years but now I'm off it and only take clonazepan on "as needed basis".

 

[janemariesayed]

Sorry that you feel agoraphobic. I get like that too when I have to go outside for any reason. Although I can actually go out through the door, I get panicky beforehand. I am a lot better if I am going outside with someone else but when I go out on my own for some reason my chest gets tight and I can't breathe.

Even after I have forced myself to go out, I will feel nauseous and have to dri9nk pints of water as it is the only thing that seems to calm me down.

 

[pwarbi]

Like what's been said many times on this forum, getting a professional opinion is always the first step to finding a solution to the problems you are experiencing. There are many people on here that can give you advice and have been, and are still in the same position as you are, but a professional opinion is always needed as well.

Mental health issues don't carry the same stigma as they once did, and many people often find that worrying about what's going on, using a search engine to diagnose whats wrong or taking other peoples advice without having all the facts actually make matters worse. There are many people on the forum that can help you with the problem, but make sure you yourself know exactly what the problem is in the first place, and that really can only be diagnosed by a medical professional.

 

[Concernedgal]

For 15 years, I have been a sufferer. It is so easy to lose hope. There is no medication on the market in my opinion that never work for me. My life is 1 big event that I can't control and I think that is why I suffer so much. I think the best thing for you to do is to not give up hope. Giving up should not be an option. Anxiety is a hateful thing that's want to steal your life and wants to steal ulypur peace of mind. YOU CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN! Your life belongs to you ,not your anxiety. Do it for your daughter, teach your daughter how to fight for yourself. Because unfortunately that's what you have to do, you have to fight everyday , sometimes you get tired of fighting but, that's when you have to fight harder. You being on that bus that day ... you had a panic attack but, in my opinion.. being in that bus wasn't the reason for your panic attack. You had a panic attack because your body decided that is was time for 1. Mine occur when i'm in a car most often. But, I k ow that just when they happen the fact that i'm I a car is not the reason. But, that doesn't change that I have a crippling fear everytime I get in a car. My brain thinks now that being in a car is a dangerous situation, kinda like your brain learning to not touch something thas hot , the factt that it happens in a car or outside has nothing to do with what your doing at that time , but that doesn't change the fact that your brain is telling you to avoid at all cost. Things get better, I promise . Hang in there.