my anxiety started due to marriage too. I was always frustrated because I couldn't "control" or take care of things the way I wanted too and I had huge expectations.
I too have read that women are more likely than men to have agoraphobia. From my personal experiences my opinion would be that it has to do with the control factor. Not control of other people but of our own lives. My panic/agoraphobia did not set it until I got married and was suddenly charged with taking care of a household. I was good at balancing work and home responsibilities but quickly began feeling underappreciated and overworked. My "downward spiral" began when I started feeling out of control of my own life.So maybe there is something to what Davit has said about the pressures. As women I believe we get so caught up in taking care of everyone else that we feel out of control when certain things don't work out according to plan. Just my opinion.
I think you are right with one addition. Women traditionally have been the ones to hold the home together and have had to shoulder more stress and strain. I think when they do crash that they crash harder. Men tend to be more aggressive and pass off there stress onto other people. It would be interesting to see if there is a type of person more prone to anxiety. Do men who share child raising and decision making suffer more than the traditional head of the house that always gets his way.
Davit.
Ps. The med is settling a bit and I'm thinking clearer, but still a bit tired and fuzzy. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
It is interesting to think about. Could it be due to hormones? Gender roles? I know that women are more likely to get help for mental illness. Therefore, it may be recorded that more women have it but it might be that men are just not reporting? Also, statistically men are more likely to turn to drugs and alcohol to cope with mental illiness. Therefore, one man might be labelled with alcoholism when he is really self medicating for the agoraphobia? Not sure. What are your thoughts?
Did you know,
panic disorder without agoraphobia is equally common in men and women. However, agoraphobia occurs more often in women than men. Approximately 80% of severe agoraphobics are women.
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