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Am i agoraphobic?

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georg1a.kin
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so i've been having huge panic attacks about leaving the house every morning and i haven't been to school in three weeks. i went to the doctor about it  and he prescribed propranolol which did me wonders at first and then just stopped working? i went back and he said just take more of it so i went from 10mg to 40mg - 60mg and it just made me really tired so i stopped taking it. now i'm not having panic attacks every day but i can't put my uniform on or whatever i need to do in order to leave the house. yesterday a teacher stopped by my house to try to get me to leave and try to help my mum understand what it's like for me. she made me open my door and eventually she got me to step outside but i burst out crying and shaking and ran back into my house my mum seemed like she was starting to understand but today she asked if i would get something she forgot in the car and i went outside, unlooked the car, got the thing and went back inside without thinking twice about it and she looked so shocked and now she says that i'm just kicking a fuss because i don't want to go to school

i went shopping at the weekend with my friends but come monday morning i couldn't leave the house- or even get dressed to leave for school. i know what she means when she says it's like i'm having my cake and eating it too but some days i just can't leave and others i can but no matter what i constantly have this feeling of danger or doom. my doctor said this was agoraphobia but i don't think it is because sometimes i can leave but most of the time i can't and every time i can leave i don't think about leaving it's like i psych myself up about going somewhere but if i just decide in the moment i'm going outside i'll go? please help me thankyou xx

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  • kerry83144
    kerry83144 georg1a.kin

    Posted

    Hi. Is there something at school that is bothering you? Is it only school or other places x
    • georg1a.kin
      georg1a.kin kerry83144

      Posted

      nothing is wrong with school, i just can't leave the house some days and others i can sad

  • lynsey72874
    lynsey72874 georg1a.kin

    Posted

    Hi, doesn’t sound like agoraphobia to me. Can you think of anything that happened just prior to the start of this anxiety, whether inside or outside of school that may have triggered it? You need to talk to you mum and your teacher to come up with a plan to tackle this together. I’ve had to do this with my employer to get me back into the workplace. You need to take baby steps to get you back and not just be expected to get up and do a full day at school. You’ll be ok, you are not alone and many of us know how you feel. Hope you feel better soon.
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