Do you have any phobias?
Mine is getting into lifts/elevators alone.
You'll hear a grown man cry.. 🥴
You'll hear a grown man cry.. 🥴
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SW-User
Eh, I could skip the elevators myself... It's healthier to take the stairs anyway. 🤓
I did have agoraphobia for years. It got to the point where I could not leave the house without a "safe" person. I wouldn't walk to the mailbox or mow the lawn unless my ex was outside with me working on something. Thank goodness, it went away... or I would never have been able to take care of my parents over the last 2 years or live on my own.
I did have agoraphobia for years. It got to the point where I could not leave the house without a "safe" person. I wouldn't walk to the mailbox or mow the lawn unless my ex was outside with me working on something. Thank goodness, it went away... or I would never have been able to take care of my parents over the last 2 years or live on my own.
BalthazarBlake · 61-69, M
@SW-User That must have been awful, I’ve often had waves of a panic attack but nothing like that. I think tenacity pays off in the end in overcoming it. Not easy I'm sure.
SW-User
@BalthazarBlake For me, agoraphobia is a byproduct of CPTSD, which is difficult to "cure".
It took 8 years of living alone and doing everything alone before it improved. There's a part of me that still wants to triple lock the doors and hide at home, but I no longer have the luxury of being able to get anyone to help if I do.
It took 8 years of living alone and doing everything alone before it improved. There's a part of me that still wants to triple lock the doors and hide at home, but I no longer have the luxury of being able to get anyone to help if I do.
BalthazarBlake · 61-69, M