Question:
Hi, Nice to meet you! Until now, I haven’t found out about this group, but am very happy to have found it. Short introduction: 23 yrs old, male, JPC are my first names. I’m suffering extremely from Agoraphobia and panic disorder for about 8 months now. Until recently, I couldn’t leave the house….. So I can now, but I’m having an extremely hard time to see the world continuing without me. I learned to accept that more or less and hope for the best but it is hard, I’m full of anger as there is so much in the world I’d like to participate into. Had to quit my studies, social activities, etc. I’ve been, as I think you all or relatives been through extreme panic attacks in which I nearly wanted to die as because of the extreme fear which worked traumatically on me. The well-known downward sparel, I think. One of the most important things in my live right now are my best friends, and any form of communication (telephone and internet, thank God for this medium!) I’m also grateful that my parents support me as I couldn’t go through live on my own right now. . My biggest fear is to be in the open, with no roof, and no walls, especially when I’m waiting for something, like the bus or in a store. I used to have fearattacks also in the house and had fearfull thoughts by just watching tv of thinking of or hearing people talking about fearful situations such as parachute jumping. Kind of weird, I don’t know why I thought about the worst situations. I’m over that right now, for which I’m very happy. But there is a very long way to go for me….. Yours, JPC
Response:
JPC – I think all of us here are grateful to be online and have one another. It helps to know you are not alone. I couldn’t believe how many fellow sufferers are out there. I only got online a week or so ago. I never realized how many men suffer from this, either. Good Luck and Hang in There. We are here to listen.
Response:
Well said, altoids. I too am surprised at how many men are out there with the same prob. Hugs…Stephanie
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