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I've got diagnosed with agoraphobia + panic disorder last March, after years of not knowing what's happening to me. I was completely housebound.. but I'm in therapy since May now and exposure therapy literally saved my life. I can go outside and get shopping done all on my own. I drove with the bus many times already and i can go to appointments. It's small steps but I'm getting my life back ☺

I have always had crippling anxiety since I was a child. As I have grown older, this anxiety has grown into an intense fear of leaving my house and socializing. I feel like I will never grow past this.

Also, what sucks about having these phobias is that no one knows you have it. With cancer everyone is all sympathetic..with this it’s “your weak” “you’re weird” etc. my heart goes out to all that have this. It’s a health issue that is invisible and serious to treat. Keep going!!

when my own parents didn't understand, some stranger online did, thanks. ily

Exposure therapy worked best for me. I just walked and drove a little further each day. I’ve also learned how to talk to myself. Exercise, diet and sleep also play a huge role.

The fact that you mention recovery is possible is so uplifting. I have been dealing with agoraphobia for a little over a year now. It began in May 2019. It resulted in me losing my job, several friends, and my own spirits. I even dropped out of college which was my passion. I did a self check-in this year into a mental hospital because the depression that came from it was too overbearing. I miss going to the beach, hiking, traveling. I missed out on SO much already. It really hit me like a ton of bricks because I use to be so fearless and social & this illness just randomly took over, OUT OF NOWHERE! As difficult as it might be, I need to fight for my life back and do exposure therapy. I’m only 22. I want to eventually get married, travel, work again, and do the many things I once sought out to do... Thank you for these videos. The comment section gives me hope for I am not alone...😔✊

I appreciate you taking the time to address this condition. I haven't been able to get very far from home without turning around and racing back since 2003. some years I was completely housebound. its taken over, and ultimately decimated my quality of life since I was 17. im 34 now and I have made some progress although it was a struggle to make, I lost most of it. for instance, I made it to a local diner for the first time in 16 years not long ago only to lose the ability to do so shortly after due to my panic disorder(not the coronavirus) It's been extremely difficult and just the thought of getting in the passenger seat of a car, or getting on the highway races my heart, and I feel an awful sense of dread... its unimaginable and VERY difficult to describe, so its easy to just not try, especially with the stigma surrounding it, So I think that's how a lot of people end up suffering alone with this battle.. also, being on my own for years, exploited, shunned and just overall generally stressed about it and still trying to manage grief, acting like im fine(just a homebody) its a tough topic. It's very terrifying to do exposure therapy and be positive when a lot has gone wrong in my life, and the involuntary ''fight or flight'' response kicks in and I need to race home. I still have faith. im sorry for the long message... I hope others out there suffering know their not alone. Thank you for your work

Wow!! Been suffering for years... And just shut everything you said to identify this AWFUL condition,..I DO suffer.. thanks for hope!

I have a agoraphobia. It is devastating. You explain everything so calmly. I wish I could have that same energy in my life instead of all this panic. I try to expose myself on my own and can usually get through the situations without too much of a problem but then I get back home and do not want to go out again.

You have that warm caring mother look

Iam an agoraphobic and i have say, you can actually tell who understands. Which professionals truely "get it". Your explanations are clear and detailed. Very easy to grasp. All I have to say and probably many on here, just want to say "Thank you "!

My sad life....scared of subways, closed spaces, elevators (can't even see one) electric doors...etc, etc. Exposure doesn't work..I took the subway daily for 4 years and was terrified all the time. I stopped doing it because I don't think I deserve to be suffering daily. I think this happened after september 11th terrorist attack in NYC, I visited one of the observatories weeks before the attack as a tourist. I remember before that I was able to travel in subways, planes, take elevators and having a happy life without fear. I don't know why I have a trauma of something I didn't experience directly, I was in another country, but the news coverage and impact was huge.

thank you for this video, that was very helpful and comforting :) i don't have any questions but i am struggling with agoraphobia right now and this video definitely gave me a shot of confidence to continue doing exposure therapy and all the healthy things i need to do to move forward in life. sometimes it can get really frustrating and the frustration can cause you to regress with your progress, but you reminded me that i just need to stay positive and keep trying and eventually i will see results. the part of this video towards the end where you noted that full recovery is totally possible, that you've seen it happen multiple times, brought the warmest smile to my face and honestly almost made me cry haha. thank you for this video! it helped me :)

i’ve been on benzodiazepines for 11 years now (i’m almost 29 years old) and i’ve been struggling with panic disorder since age 13 and agoraphobia since i was 14. i’ve had several episodes where i’ve been homebound for years and lately i can feel myself slipping back into it. i’m doing everything i can to stop it, however the fear is just so intense and i don’t know how i could live without my klonopin. i feel like i’m never going to overcome this. :(

My "fear places/situations" are being in a public transportation (usually I can get past it if there aren't many people on it) because that's where I got my very first panick attack, even if it didn't condition me like the second one. My second place is restaurants, where I got my second and strongest panick attack that started it all. After that I exposed myself once again in a restaurant and felt derealisation. My other fear places or situations are waiting for a long time in a line, waiting for someone or something for a long time, sometimes I fear fainting from too much physical activity, being outside of my house for too long (unless I'm on vacation). And I get daily anxiety attacks, fear for my health and nausea sometimes at the very thought of it. Thank you for your video💗

Thank you so much for this video. It really helped me understand more about my agoraphobia ,panic attacks disorders, generalized anxiety , depressive disorder, OCD, PTSD and ADHD. I have lived with this mental illness since I was 14 years old that when I had my first panic attack I am 55 years old now and have become worse that I only feel safe at home. I have been unemployed since 2019 due to my panic attacks and depression. I’ve seen psychiatrist, psychologist, and have taken psycho therapy but nothing works. I’ve been on medication since 1995 and I have taken all kinds of meds but they don’t work. I fear everything even going outside my house or my own profession, I fear phone calls, computers, laptops or webcams. I prefer not o be at home stress free than being out there in the world suffering with panic attacks. My mental disorders are chronic. I have asked many doctors if this ever going to go away and they never give me an answer. What do you think I have and why my mental disorders do not go away ? I have never drink, so drugs or smoke in my life so I don’t understand why they have all these issues. My psychiatrist said is PTSD since I was a kid. 😥

Thank you for this video ❤️ I have agoraphobia and panic attacks so I’m trying to watch videos like yours to help myself out. So thank you so much for this I hope this helps 🤞🏼❤️🥰

Your blood pressure shoots up so high when you have the attack I have to walk 6 miles a day for over a year everyday to try to calm this illness Great video 📹 110% rating

I've tried all these methods and more. It's still so hard! I feel like I'll never get over it. I'm stuck in my town.

As a victim of a brutal and prolonged narcissistic stalking and harrassment campaign i have developed severe agoraphobia, CPTSD, and a panic disorder. As cars and groups of people were used to stalk me, i now have an intense fear of being anywhere near vehicles, people and open areas. I have hardly left my house in over a year. I did once to travel and lo and behold, I got stalked and harrassed then too, excacerbating my condition. Narcissists/ coercive controllers are devils.

Had this for 12 years now, the hope of ever living a normal life has been beaten out of me.

The MEWS technique you introduced was very effective. I noticed when I get panic attacks triggered by body sensations I immediately walk around and do affirmations and interact with my environment. I used to do that subconsciously to distract myself but putting it into proper practice with your method has really helped me!

Wow this was interesting I don’t experience any of this however mental illness is real so thumbs up.

So this is the name of my problem. I was having some agoraphobia ang panic attack. I was about to visit again my psychiatrist to get some meds until I have view this video. Thank you doc I think I'll try to do it without some meds.

For me it’s shaking. When I start to feel panicked I tremble all over pretty badly and it’s really embarrassing… it’s hard

I’ve been housebound due to panic and extreme depersonalization for 2 years. I avoid at all cost. It’s so hard. I need an amazing therapist like you! I’ve been on benzos for many many many years. So maybe why I got worse ?:( oh no

Thank you for your calming presence, I really needed this information ❤️

Exposure therapy is the only thing that has actually helped but it so so so hard! Exhausting

i have agoraphobia for over 15 years, in my case it was after taking a high dosage of accutane. Since, I lack sleep, I am ruminate a lot, I have joint pain, I talk to myself a lot and yell randomly when walking down the street, i can't go out all the time, I avoid waiting in line..etc. Basically I'm slowly dying as I see others succeed, get married and do amazing things with their lives, while I just stand on the sideline and watch. I recently got a hip injury and I am avoiding the doctor as I am suffering on a regular basis. Agoraphobia is basically slow death.

Hello, I stumbled on your video, and as I watched it know you are speaking truth with these coping and fact ways of calming the fear and panic. I sadly admit to having agoraphobia all my adult life. Started when I was 20, am now 63. Over the years I struggled huge as I had to work, and provide for my family. I once tried a medication in my mid 20's, only to have a horrible reaction from the first dose! I literally had no control of my body (fell to the floor when first getting up). I then unfortunately became phobic of ingesting anything foreign as I feared not being in control. So I lived life in my small box of going to work and back with the very rare farther outing with the help of Ativan to get me there. Finally when I turned 50, I accepted the defeat, and tried the newer medication of an antidepressant. Life is definitely better as I no longer have daily panic attacks. I still suffer from Agoraphobia, but manage to go every once in a while outside my comfort zone by taking an Ativan. I am not cured and know that. I sometimes have setbacks and then get depressed. Your video does bring back remind me of hope!

I'm on kind of a spree tonight watching videos on agoraphobia because I need to face mine to get to an important appointment soon- and I'm terrified. I really liked everything you had to say, except to hear one more professional who has a dim view of benzodiazepines. I understand what you are saying and where you are coming from. I also know what kind of quality of life I've had when I've had them versus when I haven't had them. At the time in my life when I had the most success in dealing with my panic disorder and agoraphobia, I was going out every day. I had a relatively regular schedule, I exercised and I was eating better. Over time I had to use less and less benzos to get out "successfully". I constantly hear mental health professionals praising SSRIs, I'm yet to find one that does anything other than giving me nasty side effects (among other drug types, in about 21 years of treatment). I think exposure therapy is probably one of the most useful ways of coping with my own issues personally but I question physicians who have not experienced life as I have had it and would be so cruel as to suggest or demand I return to the worst time in my life with panic disorder- that is the time I was unable to get a benzo because of heroin junkies and so-called professionals who do not know what my suffering feels like. Thanks all the same for the video!

Thank you for the advice and tips that you're sharing i was diagnose agoraphobia i found this yesterday now am feeling safe am not bothered enough cause now that i know my condition i think am aware enough and safe because little by little i knew i would do to help my self calm and heal. Thanks alot

Thank you so much. What an informative, compassionate video.

This problem changed me completely

Wow, I actually learned something! You are amazing.

Iv been suffering so badly since I was removed from physcogy. They said my life was to busy for them to help me and living in a very rural area they are the only physcogy for 2 hours. Desperate to find something to help so I can make sure I can keep going to work otherwise I'll have no money again. This video has been a helpful starting point

This helped me so much.I was unable to go work today when I got on the bus I felt so far from home and I was so scared so I took an Uber home I also didn’t go work yesterday because I was scared of outside. I am trying to get help but this video helped me know that what I’m suffering with has a name and there is help out there 💎thank you

I really appreciate this video. Thank you also for watching my videos and giving me advice. I thought I may have to make my anxiety higher to get more out of my exposure but it's really hard to put myself in that position!

You forgot fear of driving & the exhaustion/depression

This video was very helpful and effectively summarized the information in a way that was concise and easy to follow. Very Helpful! Thank you!

Please listen to the benzo advice . They do provide excellent SHORT term relief but they only mask the problem and are extremely addictive . I ended up hooked on them and lost my business and family .

Thank you for shareing ur video.

It's been 10 years that I have been struggling with Agoraphobia since I was 15 now I'm 25 years old. It started on and off when I was 14 and then when I turn 15 it was all the time all day non stop for 10 years. I've missed alot of life due to this. And I have felt extremely suicidal due to this problem I have. the first few years I didn't know it was agoraphobia and I didn't know what was happening too me. I have such extreme anxiety that I even sweat in public places and I feel so ashamed, embarrassed and dumb when as a child I was so happy and excited. I don't know how to stop this. I've tried many things but I still feel unsafe and In panic mode.

This comment is a bit late, but thank you. This video was very helpful and informative, and I can tell you're a very kind person and comfortable to be around. I've been suffering with this for over a year now and don't have access to therapy anymore, so I'm trying to figure out how to finally make it stop. Every time I go out, it's forced and I cry and panic the whole way there.. The transportation part is what makes me panic for some reason. Anyway, I immediately subscribed and am about to binge watch your videos lol(:

I’ve had agoraphobia for 5 years now, and nothing has helped me. Different medications, exposure therapy, CBT, etc. Any time I made any slight progress I relapsed 10x as hard. I truly believe I’m one of the cases that can’t be helped.

Focusing on other things and taking my focus to things that I see that are normal to me help. Say for instance I’m in an environment that makes me feel panicky, I look around and find things that make me feel normal like looking at a father and son riding a bike etc.

This is wonderful information thank you I need all the support I can get in getting my son back on his feet I'm grateful to your sister we just so happen to have had to share one of my son's episodes together in her Clinic and she recommended you for support.

Haven't been outside since 2015. Just to the grocery store once a month and where I know that I don't have to go outside. Up until than I had no problem. My husband broke my heart and ever since than I don't trust anyone. The best part is I hate being confined inside but every time I go outside I feel like everyone is watching me. Live in a small town where all the bully's I went to school with live, and they are always in my business . I feel threatened. Especially, if I run into them. I am wondering if I move to another city or state , if the feeling of panic will go away.

Very informative. I am have been dealing with this for years and have sought treatment many times for it but there are very limited resources for people with AG. This video will be very helpful to people. Thank you b

Thank you sooo much for your video. I'm suffering from past 8 months. Hope your video may help♥🎀 Thanks in advance

I take klonopin when I do exposure therapy and I still can't go far without having crippling panic attacks.

Hello, I have agoraphobia and panic disorder and I wondered why having cats is bad for people who suffer from anxiety? I have a cat and now that I have this information I am very curios..

I'm certain I have agoraphobia.. and it's not fair to my daughter. I feel an incredible amount of guilt. When I do leave the house as I absolutely have to force myself to take her for a walk, the entire world is blurry, I stumble trying to walk because I'm looking around for dangers (cars running into the sidewalk, people coming up behind me or toward me, people talking to me, strangers glaring at me judging me) I cannot take public transit. I have to spend money on Ubers if I go somewhere (which I understand is technically public transit but not like the bus) I hate standing in lines in fear that people will be nasty to me and I will have no way out. I'm scared and I don't know how to heal from this.

Incredible advice ❤❤❤

medication can take the edge off for sure to help you be able to cope and battle the phobia. Do research on which ones to try.

This is my life and has been for about 5 years

I have anxiety all the time. At home or anywhere, doing anything. It's horrible.

Very helpful. Thank you! ❤️

EXCELENT EXPLANATION.

it seems when I hit about 40 or 41 I developed panic disorder when I drive on the highway,I get terrible hyperventilation where I feeling like I have to keep breathing in because I feel like a lack of oxygen,then I get extremely nervous,my heart beats real fast,I sweat,and I just want to pull over because it don't feel good to drive,why did happen so late in my life?I been driving since I was 19,at one point I seemed like I was getting better but then it just comes back all of a sudden.

My life is controlled by my panic disorder and agoraphobia,I think I know what to do but don't think I have the strength to do it please help.

"You can't have caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, or sweetner." Me: *hits vape, chugs diet coke, eats a gummy worm, "so what's the magic bullet?"

I got it so bad that I got even trouble of going on the balcony at my own flat as I fear neighbours will look at me and judge me :( sometimes I just want to end it all

I have agoraphobia and panic disorder for almost five years now but recently it has gotten severe ,I am not even able to go out of my home ,I feel dizzy breathless ,scared and my body start to shake .I have been mostly household since five years even if I go somewhere I go with either my friends or family members though they don't know I have agoraphobia but still I feel safe around them but this time no one want to go with me .I have exam after six days and exam center is pretty far away from my home. I am so scared how I will go many negative thoughts are running in my mind like what if I get panic attacks my exam will go bad ,no one will be there to understand my situation many more.. Idk what I will do I am so scared of this horrible feeling 😞 It will so helpful mam if you can give me some tips to feel better and control my thoughts otherwise I don't know how I am gonna face this

At 4:40 you mentioned body sensations that trigger panic attacks but you should also look into PMDD. My hormones trigger my anxiety. It’s not talked about enough!😊

Thanks mam love from India

I’m just seeing this now and am glad I found someone who understands. I feel so helpless and alone. Ive been housebound for awhile now, and felt defeated. Unfortunately even had suicidal thoughts because of this. I take Zoloft, have for 4 years, and my agoraphobia just got severe again about 6 months ago, should I increase my medication? How do I go about therapy?

Hi, I suffer with agoraphobia and I dont know why but if I imagine im someone else who to me seems fearless my anxiety can go in an instant. I use my dad for this. I try to copy everything he would think in that situation, from thought through to dragging my feet like he does. Why does this work? and it would be interesting to know if it works for anyone else.

I got mine from being in a small town as the only brown person that makes me very recognised in a very rural backwards conservative area where I don’t feel very safe sorry to bring race into this but it plays a big role here.of course in this small town being a brown kid in the height of all this Middle Eastern Muslim tension made me an easy target just for that alone and if they were not upfront about it they still hated me subliminally for my race I could just sense it with the hostility and sarcasm.so they already hated me they just needed a catalayst for it to make it not look that way when in reality it was.so a view friends or ass holes started to dig through my social media to try and get dirt on me releasing some video of me dancing embarrassingly bask when I was a teen and just started to use that as an excuse and tried to make it go viral in the town so no one take me seriously it was done with intention to lower status and when you can lower a persons status through humility it becomes easier not to take them seriously dehumanise them and make it easier to hurt or kill them.and that with the race stuff I felt.yes trying to embarrass someone can lead to violence a bully always uses the point and laugh technique before punching you.of course being in that same small town still very racist and nit much opportunity I still see the same dicks to this day.they don’t say shit anymore but they still give off that narcassacist smirk of evil as if we’re still in freshman year so immature.like hey look how much of a success I’ve become and you’re a loser when in reality where all losers in this shit hole they just have it slightly better so if I git out of that place to a more progressive city with job opportunities going out the house won’t be a problem for me.sorry I used swear words I hope you just felt my frustration when ever I see the same bullies my blood just boils but I know they have the man power in friends even tho I now work out and can take them,I feel like I’m in an unstable ecology very harsh feels like prison you have to be on high alert plus there are several bars on my street as it’s in the main part of town.and of course if it’s not bumping into you’re corner bully in this small proximity of this geographical area you then get the random drunks shouting and screaming at you.and of course they say something racist now I know how woman feel like when they get cat called.so every time I go out the house I feel like I have to prepare for a fight I feel like I’m Afghanistan as irionic as it sounds becuse that’s a part of the world I’m from.tye curse just follows you.but yeah I feel like I have this life fast die young lifestyle I take heroin weed and alcohol to ease the pain also once again irionic as heroin grows a lot back home which causes the biokance and some western interference as to why were there as well as oil don’t want to get political here.but yeah my heart races I feel huge stress in my head it starts spinning fast the aderline is like cold fluid freezing my muscles not a nice feeling.im housebound I don’t get welfare no one employs me but I repaire some things in the garage for cash or two but now I have paranoia that I might get attacked in my house.becuse where having this huge race crisis right now once again sorry to bring race religion politics up but it’s a big part to my problem since I can’t camaflouge into society I’m seen but unheard.i want to get outta here befoure I get lynched.now I dot care if I die onky good that came of thus is I have lots of free time to self educate on the Internet.lucky my parents still pay the bills

Hi i subscribed to you. My son is agoraphobic and im trying to educate myself to be able to help him or what he needs to so. He hates takeing meds. He wants to do this on his own.

I usually would love being with large groups and not have any anxiety, but then during quarantine going back to school I had really bad panic attacks and anxiety to the point where I had to switch to online. I don’t know what happened, now I don’t like being where there is tons of people, I have this feeling where I feel as if I’m going to pee myself constantly but then when I end up running to the bathroom there’s nothing. I don’t really know what to do. I’ve been getting a bit better but now my graduation is coming up and theres going to be a lot of people there and I don’t know how I’d handle it. What should I do?

Thank you so much love your videos Just wanted to say something based on experience SSRI too can make progress fail too SSRI ease the symptoms which make exposure more bearable But once you finish therapy and ready to get off of them you doubt your mind something like what if the medication that do all the work what if I'm gonna be vulnerable without them I know it's a distorted thoughts but ssri can be a safety behavior too that it's hard to eliminate plus the side effects of them

Can I ask…. So I have agoraphobia. I fear even walking now… it’s scary. My fear is my BP getting high (normal BP but skyrockets when panicking). How do I get past this? I’ve been cleared by Doctors with cardiac follow ups at the hospital. (Difficult lol)

I don't feel hopeful anymore. I've been 3 miles for over 3 years. I have really been pushing it but it's so hard. I don't know if the pain of exposure is worth the possible reward

How do you treat agoraphobia if you can’t leave your house in the first place?

I have agoraphobia since I was 15 now im 22 , I can't go to college due to the intense fear , I take a lot of days off

thank you so much mam now i know i have agoraphobia because 2x already had pannick attack in mall i feel so fear

I had a very severe panic attack 2 years ago and from there it all started i went to psychiatrist and she subscribed medication and slowly i was recovering but it was very slow and its almost 2 years now, and at that time i was far from home but due to pandermic i am in home since 8 months and now i m feeling that i will not be safe far from home and far from people i trust and also feel like i will have anxiety if i leave home .. its very fustrating

I've dealt with agoraphobia in open spaces like airports for over 30 years. Now I'm stuck in a foreign country because I feel I can't handle the large airport that is the only means of exit.

You know what Paige Pradko Madam, the side effects of SSRI that I have are slowly but surely coming down .. It has noticeably come down .. I am so happy .. It still needs to go a little bit it's much better now .. My Agarophobia is also almost gone ..

Hi Paige, do you do private therapy over zoom etc? You’re the first person I’ve listened to and found that has explained my situation perfectly and really interested in the interoceptive exposure therapy. Thank you for your videos ☺️

Thank you so much for this

I've been living with panic attacks and agoraphobia for a long time..(25 yeas) .it has created a lot of fear..my question..i feel safer in cloudy, rainy cloudy weather..I feel more restless in clear and sunny weather..any explanation..thanks

Thank you🤍

Whenever I go out of my house I started suffering from breathing problem I become breathless, I can't breath properly my chest pains n my throat become tight n I start gasping for air fearing I might die on the way plus whenever people come to my house I start getting fear n I can't breath at all and when people leaves I get some relieve I have completely stop going out of my house for 2 years bcz I fear I might die if I go out as I become breathless n I now restrict people not ton come to my place, please help me how to get cure from these.

Good afternoon, the root of my agoraphobia is my toxic neighbors, some of them are known for those who mocked persons who mumble and stutters a lot like me. I shake and palpitate a lot when i go out .😢 So must i go exposure therapy, is smiling and imagining comedians while taking to them helps? 😂 I want to hide my anxiety so bad and i always wear a mask since then smh, i receive hard palpitations in my veins like in the back and veins, what if I'll assume that ill have a panic attack rather than saying, pls dont come to me panic attack. How will i react if i can barely breathe?? Thank god it isnt that severe yet.

The only way out of this is by confronting your fears

Could you make a video of supplement for agoraphobia

Thank you for this gift of hope. Im in tears watching this. Thank you so much. Do you offer session therapy? Can neuroplasticity or hypnotherpay help ?

I have an agoraphobia and i don't know how to cure and scape from agoraphobia.

I have always had anxiety but it's actually my ibs that has caused my agoraphobia.

i faint with my panic disorder - so hard to treat - been thru so many tests, drs, therapies, meds - hard to face and float when you lose concsiousness...

Getting help makes me scared someone will make me go outside by myself

I’m so sick of feeling like this, I’ve had it since I was 8, I’m 16 almost 17 now and it comes and goes every few years. Please just make it stop

Great video as always! I want to ask you something about exposure therapy for agoraphobia with/without panic attack. When i do an emaginational exposure, is it helpful to include the worst case scenario like ocd ERP? For example, if i do an exposure about agoraphobia with panic attacks and i am afraid of going to a coffee house, would it be more helpful to do the worst case scenario exposure, like i am having a panic attack?

i travelled to my daughter's across the country, having not seen her in 18 months. My agoraphobia/ocd thoughts get very intense...i wanted so much to see my daughter, yet was so anxious about being away from my city. Worried about covid numbers going up, and feeling like i had no means to "escape". A vicious cycle. I know about travel anxiety, and I did great on the 6 hour flight and the first few days. after that, I had very intense anxiety and felt like I wanted to go home. So disheartening. Miss her so much and then went into OCD thoughts about not seeing her again after this trip. Does anyone else feel this when away?

Thanks a lot !!❤

Thank you Please make more video related do this

I read that benzos cause agoraphobia......it was in a medical paper...I am taking 1 mg. of klonopin and I swear it is also making me depressed.....I also wonder if hormones like estrogen/progesterone would help...some women are taking bio-identical hormones into their 80's.....personally, I took PremPro for years and it was great.....but no doctors will give Prempro to a 77 year old woman.....It help me and I was taking it until age 65.....but it helped with anxiety, depression, and agoraphobia......I also think that cortisol being too high causes this same situation....I wish I could change my vagus nerve.......too......Paige, have you heard of NAC? It is supposed to help with anxiety.....