Hello,
Not much is going on around here. Rob is gone on a buisness trip until Wednesday, so I am kinda on my own for the week. I think I am going to go thrift store shopping, but can't decide if I should head to Seattle or Tacoma. I figure I can just get in my car and go...lol.
My therapist (Janet) says I need to see a psychologist for my meds. The doctor I have been going to since I was a little kid is cool for the flu, but not for anxiety disorders, she said. I have Agoraphobia and Social Anxiety, for those of you who are curious. That basically means that situation where I am meeting new people, or I feel trapped (such as movie theaters, big crowds, etc.) usually send me into a panic attack. It really sucks because all you want is to be able to do the things most people take for granted, but what is a piece of cake for most is next to impossible for me. Most people who are housebound (people who don't leave the house for weeks, even years) have advanced cases of Agoraphobia. I don't want to end up that way...so I am going to therapy. =\
If anyone else has anything like this, I would LOVE to hear from you....I could use all the support I can get. Lol...I'll keep ya'all posted.
~JAx
Not much is going on around here. Rob is gone on a buisness trip until Wednesday, so I am kinda on my own for the week. I think I am going to go thrift store shopping, but can't decide if I should head to Seattle or Tacoma. I figure I can just get in my car and go...lol.
My therapist (Janet) says I need to see a psychologist for my meds. The doctor I have been going to since I was a little kid is cool for the flu, but not for anxiety disorders, she said. I have Agoraphobia and Social Anxiety, for those of you who are curious. That basically means that situation where I am meeting new people, or I feel trapped (such as movie theaters, big crowds, etc.) usually send me into a panic attack. It really sucks because all you want is to be able to do the things most people take for granted, but what is a piece of cake for most is next to impossible for me. Most people who are housebound (people who don't leave the house for weeks, even years) have advanced cases of Agoraphobia. I don't want to end up that way...so I am going to therapy. =\
If anyone else has anything like this, I would LOVE to hear from you....I could use all the support I can get. Lol...I'll keep ya'all posted.
~JAx
Yout journal entry is also interesting...
I have mild anxiety around new people and crowds sometimes, but nowhere near what I used to deal with. I did the sitting-at-home-in-the-dark-for-weeks-at-a-time thing quite a bit for years, and still have to fight the desire to cocoon myself at home and avoid people. Woo-hoo. It's treatable, though; the fact that you want to work through it, and your seeking therapy are two really good signs.