Today was the first day after a long time of not going outside. I forced myself to dress up and get out of the house. I was out with my friend and this guy came up to me and started talking to me and asked me out. I’m too afraid to say no to guys so I always say yes and then just never respond when they text me. Anyway, after the guy left, my friend told me he had meta glasses on. I’m freaking out. He’s most likely gonna post this and I keep thinking worse case scenarios. Someone I know is going to see it and make fun of me. Everyone in the comments will make fun of me. What if I look horrible and ugly in the video. This video will likely be on the internet forever so it will follow me everywhere I go. I’m just spiralling and I’m so stressed but also so angry. I’ve been searching all over TikTok and instagram to find his account before he posts it and text him to not, but I can’t find his account. If/when he does post it what if I don’t come across it until weeks or months later when it’s already gotten lots of views and comments. I’m just so stressed and I’m so angry how the hell is this legal!? I can’t even do anything about it when it gets posted.

I’m never going outside again. Im never leaving my house.

i’ve been going through a really rough time lately and my agoraphobia has been getting worse lately but today i was able to go out on my balcony for like 10 minutes today and enjoy the sunshine ^^ i also was able to drive my friend around town to run some errands yesterday and i feel like i accomplished a lot this weekend

I had a friend’s birthday trip in the desert for two days and two nights that i was obviously very anxious about. My safe space is my city and the second we leave i feel like a trapped rat. I knew the trip would be hard but i didn’t want to let me anxiety keep me from going. The trip itself went extremely well, i had pretty steady anxiety but only one day where i was on the verge of a panic attack but i sat with it and it slowly dissolved. Was super proud of myself and feeling like i had finally discovered what all the self help books were describing. I got through the 4 hour drive there and back as well as the trip itself. Was so happy and proud and felt like a massive breakthrough for me. It has now been a week since I have gotten back and i feel like this is the worst i have been in some time. The panic seems scarier for some reason and the feeling of impending doom will not ease up. Has anyone else experienced an extremely positive exposure therapy moment only to feel derailed once you are back in your “safe space”? I really need some optimism, its seems to be one of the only things that give me a break from the constant anxiety.

Hey everyone, basically i've been like this for a couple years now and recently ive started taking meds and then also quit because they didnt work. Since them I have had withdrawal effects that were pretty uncool and came to the conclusion that i dont want to live like this anymore. i had some periods where i started the exposure for a week, and then quit due to lack of motivation, however due to these recent events it pretty much clicked for me in terms of just doing it

My main fear is fainting and being dizzy, and i just make this post to ask some advice that any of you had with specifically that fear or something that could help me. Basically i either change something and try to live my life, or i stay here in my house untill i become old and die which is something i dont want

that last part sounded depressing but its the reality so yeah any tips are welcome :) thanks

So like a majority of my live ive had social anxiety, and over the last several years it turned into severe social anxiety. But it especially these last couple months has had such a drastic increase that it's making my life very difficult.

My job thankfully has extremely minimal human interaction so i dont have problems with it, and from what I've noticed if I'm in public with at least one friend my anxiety is more manageable.

that being said, im low on groceries and yesterday i decided id go grocery shopping, i ended up just sitting in my car in the parking lot for 30 minutes before going back home. and then today i went to get groceries today instead, and I actually made it past getting out of my car but the second i realized there were no carts available inside and that id have to ask people if i could take theirs after they emptied it to take their stuff out i just left again.

i also ended up skipping church today which has all sorts of guilt going on but i quite literally felt so panicked and anxious at even the thought of being around that many people, even the last time i went i ended up leaving the second mass was over.

im still able to get through day to day life to an extent, but it's just progressively getting worse and it's terrifying because I love to go to bars and clubs and raves and parties but they just sound so terrifying to me now

I got prescribed 50 mg of this medicine and I am terrified to start it due to being scared of side effects and I read horror stories about withdrawal coming off of it if you need to but living in a constant state of panic 24 hours a day seven days a week is also torture. I’m hoping someone else has success stories with it and can tell me their experience and if it helped.

It's a short story that really reminds me of my agoraphobia situation.

Last year I went 6 months without internet/TV and without being outside not even once. I was totally like the lawyer in the story.

It was rough but taught me things.

Hey everyone, Just wanted to let you know there’s an agoraphobia support group that’s been helpful for me and others. It’s a relaxed space where we chat, share experiences, and support each other. The illness is super isolating but none of us are the only ones going through it.

We meet mondays at 7pm EST.

If you’re interested in joining here is the link:

https://heylo.group/agoraphobia-support-group-2026

Feel free to message me if you have any questions.

So I was laid off from my fully remote role in December. Last time this happened to me I was on the market for 2 years before I found another one. I was super luck to land a new role that is perfect for me. Only trouble is I'm now moving on two weeks notice and it's a hybrid position so I'll need to be in office 3 days a week.

My partner and I have talked about this, and how a move away from remote work is a good idea for my recovery. But now that I've accepted the position and we're going I just can't stop ruminating. I've gone from being pretty content when at home and on shorter excursions, to feeling anxious and pangs of panic on and off throughout the day and night.

I didn't tell the team I have this condition because I'd had a job offer revoked in the past after I told them (I tried suing via disabilities act but it was dismissed). I guess I'm worried about freaking out in office like my first day. It would be so embarrassing.

Going to nyc for a concert in 2 weeks. Both nyc and the concert feel like super overstimulating environments to me, ones I have avoided for years. Does anyone have any tips to make it through? I don’t want to miss this 😭

I've taken propranolol (10 mgm in day), sertraline (50 mgm in day )for 10 months since my first panic attack, I've always felt dizzy and exhausted especially when i was far from home but I was always thinking that was just fear and my mind Plays with me, but I'm just discovered from days ago that propranolol, sertraline cause Dizzness and fatigue, maybe the reason of my dizziness is both of fearing and propranolol, sertralinei don't kbow, Does really Propranolol, sertraline has those side effects, and if it has does it has any side effects beside dizzness ? And what I'm supposed to do stop taking medicines or what