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Oh ya,
That's why I stopped drinking, I haven't had a drink in about 7 years.
Agoraphobia sucks, I feel that same way, what the hell, I used to be the life of the party, not anymore.
I mean my friend and I would actually get the party going, I was sooooo outgoing and talkative.
agoraphobia sucks
Yeah I used to get the dizziness/faintness feeling a lot. Seems like i go through different phases where I'm focusing on a different symptom. Lately it's been clammy hands and heartbeat. Regardless of the symptom, I know I won't faint, die, go crazy, or whatever. I started to drink Scotch whenever I got too anxious, but I stopped that too. In fact, right now it seems that alcohol just makes my symptoms worse for some reason. Anybody else get that too?
Thanks Jason for the encouragement but it's kinda hard . It's nice to know there are other guys out there around my age that go through this. Do you get dizziness & that faint feeling alot? I don't think that's too common. I used to drink very execessivly just to get rid of the symptoms but it got me absolutely nowhere. I've been sober just about a year. I wish you luck in law school. Hopefully I'll go back in time..I got some planning to do for whatever life I have left in me to try to stay sane.
This has been a pretty weird year for me.
Thanks alot & hang in there. I'm having a pretty hard time
Peace,
Steve
Hey Steve,
I believe you can still be that man. It's still awesome that you went to the bookstore despite your anxiousness and symptoms. Each time you go there, I'm sure it will get easier with less symptoms. I was the same way every time I walked into a Barnes n Noble, but today I walked in and spent time there no problem. Instead of thinking to yourself "I wish I could be like those people on TV and be social the way i used to be", think "I will be/I am like those people. I'm making steady progress and one day I'll even be better at it than them :)"
I went to a bookstore today & walked around for a while, looked at a few books as quiet as the atmosphere was it's like I still get this tension in my chest & I have a hard time standing still, still feeling dizzy.
Everytime I look at people in stores ,TV or basically anybody at all standing & talking I always think to myself I wish I could do that & how I used to be able too.
I went up to the counter to get the books & there was an elderly couple infront of me joking with the cashier.
The whole time inside my mind I'm thinking man that used to be me I worked with the public in customer service for a long time even in a extremely fast paced environment, customers lined up literally outside of the door, by myself alot too, was friendly to all of the customers, even knew alot of them, & all that....until PANIC & AGORAPHOBIA hit me
I know it sounds absolutely stupid but it's the truth. I felt so good back then....I hate this condition I am so fed up
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