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Matt's huge struggle with agorahpobia
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<blockquote data-quote="Elsieshaye" data-source="post: 470027" data-attributes="member: 12928"><p>Eighteen years ago, as part of PPD I was severely agoraphobic (could not leave the apartment even to go across the hall to the trash chute), but all my life I've had trouble with anxiety around crowds and new places. Not sure if it's some variant of social anxiety or complex PTSD. I fake it pretty well most of the time, but if something is upsetting me I go into "hermit mode" and don't leave the house or interact with people except for work. (When it was severe, even work wasn't possible, and my then-husband had to accompany me everywhere.) No advice, because the only things that helped me were medications (mostly for the depression) and therapy. If he's willing to work on desensitization, that's awesome, and I second the advice to take it slow and be kind to himself if he feels like turning back in the middle. The point of desensitization is to gradually increase your tolerance for the anxiety, and to have positive experiences that you can associate with being outside - not to punish yourself by attempting to endure the currently unendurable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsieshaye, post: 470027, member: 12928"] Eighteen years ago, as part of PPD I was severely agoraphobic (could not leave the apartment even to go across the hall to the trash chute), but all my life I've had trouble with anxiety around crowds and new places. Not sure if it's some variant of social anxiety or complex PTSD. I fake it pretty well most of the time, but if something is upsetting me I go into "hermit mode" and don't leave the house or interact with people except for work. (When it was severe, even work wasn't possible, and my then-husband had to accompany me everywhere.) No advice, because the only things that helped me were medications (mostly for the depression) and therapy. If he's willing to work on desensitization, that's awesome, and I second the advice to take it slow and be kind to himself if he feels like turning back in the middle. The point of desensitization is to gradually increase your tolerance for the anxiety, and to have positive experiences that you can associate with being outside - not to punish yourself by attempting to endure the currently unendurable. [/QUOTE]
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