For Agoraphobic's

Gil24601 · Post by **Gil24601** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:13 pm

That was a very nice post. I am in the same boat with improvements all the time. You made me laugh when you mentioned "baby steps" as that was the technique used in a movie called "What about Bob"
Cheers! / Gil

GI822 · Post by **GI822** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:12 am

I've developed agoraphobia over the last 4 years. First I would go anywhere but the city, I live in the suburbs outside of phila, then it was anywhere but the city and 2 hrs away from home and the pattern slowly continued over the years until the point that I won't go more then 25 min away from home. It's so sad to me to see how much my world became smaller over the years. I got the program a few weeks ago and it has been helping me. I know I won't be dropping on a plane to california anytime soon but I hope to open up my world again. Even if it takes me 4 years to get back to where I was, it's worth the wait.

ebnb · Post by **ebnb** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:53 am

Hi - I am on session 5 but have to keep coming back to session 2. I'm not agoraphobic in that I cannot go out of the house, drive myself, shop, run errands, etc. My problem is socialization with people I know. Being able to go out for errands and such it does not bother me as I am annonomys (sp?) doing these things. I just cannot go to a social gathering with people I do not know well and even with friends.
My husband and our family have been invited to a party this Friday night for people that my husband knew before we met and have a long history with them. I told him I did not want to go and he got very angry with me. I know that he will have a better time alone as he knows all of the stories, etc. He keeps telling me that I can talk to anyone I want to but just thinking about it increases my anxiety.

Does anyone has these issues? I know that I am looking for any reason not to go to this party.

Thanks for any help.