Im so thankful to have found this channel. Ive had agoraphobia for the better part of 8 years now really left the house 1 time in those 8 years and that was a move 8 hours from home that took 2 weeks(1 week of that stuck at the Mackinaw bridge)...along with similar mental health issues. CPTSD, Depression, Borderline Personality disorder, and DPDR...and what I believe is partial psychosis because I always think and feel like Im still in my former area. I think that is the majority of whats holding me back to recover from agoraphobia. But anyways sorry for semi-trauma dumping. I appreciate you and please keep up the videos.
Oh wow what was it like being outside for 2 weeks? That sounds so challenging! I feel you with having those conditions, they made it impossible for me to leave. I hope you’re doing well now ❤️ and I hope that, if you want to, you can go outside & be ok.
College was so hard for us too. I have schizotypal PD, autism, and DID. We were having meltdowns and crying on campus frequently and had no close friends. Anyway just to cut myself short; thank you for sharing your experiences it helps us. Listening to your stories I sometimes feel seen and always learn something.
Clarification I meant to say no college friends. We had a large "friend group" in person but they we're very safe or supportive and worsened our mental health unfortunately. Online friends helped us break out of our loneliness and isolation but it's still hard to go outside or socialize.
@@dandelionsystem my online friends seriously saved my life! I cannot say enough how valuable online friends can be. Aside from a couple other people, my best friends are online and we talk every day. So I think that’s really rad because it helps A LOT to have those kinds of friends. Hope y’all have a lot of success getting out there! It sure is hard 😮💨 but rewarding.
I didn't leave our house for four years. Thankfully I have a supportive husband. The agaoraphobia came on slowly, gradually my world shrank until I shut out family and friends. It wasn't the first time I have dealt with agoraphobia in my life but it lasted the longest and it was definitely the worst.
I’m glad you came out of it. Time really stretches on when you’re always home like that. I’m so happy that you have your husband supporting you, he sounds great!
