My advice based on improvements I’ve experienced so far… stop thinking, start doing. Seriously. Thinking is not the solution to this problem. I don’t really believe this is an “illness” so to speak, I think it’s more like a false connection in the mind. It’s a habit of the brain and body that is maladaptive. You’re not SICK. Your body has just learnt a response that isn’t helpful. You have to expose yourself and not stop. No excuses. No “I’m too tired”. It’s hard… but just DO. Don’t think. You NEED the proof, then really focus on the positives of what you’ve achieved. You can do it. Keep telling yourself. You can do it. Again. You can do it.

I have struggled with agoraphobia for many years. I have slowly been doing things and it’s been amazing. I went on a hot air balloon ride recently and it was the best! I’m flying for the first time in over 20 years in 8 days and I’m starting to feel really afraid, but I want to travel more than anything.

In case someone finds this looking for help, one of the major shifts that helped me breakdown agoraphobia was changing my mindset to give as much compassion to myself when I was struggling as I would give my best friend. Once I stopped judging myself for not fitting into this idea of what normal was and started welcoming the discomfort as I reminded myself that these are all just sensations, windows of peace started opening up. Like Lauren, I did everything external to try to “fix” me. It wasn’t shifting my life. We are feeling beings who learned to think, not thinking beings who learned to feel. Some things you can’t think your way out of. Lauren, you give great examples of how to act your way into a better headspace. Thank you for your content!

Wow, this made me cry. It’s been 4 years for me now and I’m at my lowest point, feeling insane part. This made me feel very hopeful. Today I’m struggling just to go down to the laundry room in my apartment complex, I haven’t done laundry in a month or so because it gives me so much anxiety being down there. I haven’t showered in months because I’m scared I’ll fall and die while I’m in there. I sit in my spot on my bed all day, everyday. I never used to be like this, it just slowly built up to where I’m at. This motivated me to get up and at least do my laundry.❤️

a year ago my agoraphobia started with a stomach flu!! recently i’ve developed it again and i feel like nobody fully understands me and it’s so nice to know that im not alone, i went on my first walk today and also to a store!! still not feeling super great but i don’t want this to ruin my life anymore. i hope everyone else fighting with this finds something that helps them even a little bit :)

Even knowing that exposure therapy is what I need to do, I just can't seem to do it. I find myself not wanting to do anything anymore, just sitting here, waiting till I can eat or go back to bed. Sometimes I get the drive for things, working out, learning a new language, writing, drawing, exc, but that feeling goes away after a couple days and I'm back to doing nothing. It's almost as if I'm scared if I got better, I still wouldn't do anything. I'm at my end with this disorder, just wasting away. I've gained 100 pounds and now am obese and my body is basically deteriorating. Making it even more difficult to do anything because now I've added to agoraphobia. Thank you for sharing yourself in this video though, it gives me a small amount of hope. I've overshared in this comment but maybe you'll appreciate the vent.

I think I always struggled with this, but the pandemic has solidified it for me. I make excuses not to go somewhere and I have to mentally rehearse before I do anything. I envision the parking lot, the traffic, the people pushing their carts, etc. It's taken years, but I've finally connected the dots as to why I feel strange and even dumber when I'm out and about. In the grocery store I can forget why I'm there. Now that I know what's wrong I can feel some relief. The trick is simply exposure. Every day get out and do one thing that you don't want to do and you train your body.

Ive got agoraphobia and once i actually recovered for years from it and then 5 years later it came back. It is all about exposure plus deep acceptance

It's like I'm seeing myself 😢 , it's gives me hope that I can keep pushing through this, and finally heal from it, toilet anxiety is so real and can be so awful to live with. But it's people like yourself that help beyond words, thank you so sharing and for being you xx

This has been sooooo helpful! I have developed agoraphobia after being ill in a foreign country (where I moved to with so much excitement and enthusiasm almost two years ago), for three months. I got so used to hiding and not interacting with people except for essentials. I have to just get out and see my world again, and stop searching for fix its, which I have been obsessively doing. Thank you!

I think I also have agoraphobia-panic-anxiety attacks because I really get to have the attacks, meaning, out of breath, hyperventilating and all. I can go out of the house if it’s our familial house we’re referring to, i can walk up to the market and convenience store but when I stay at our couple’s house which is farther from my comfort zone, i could not even go to the corner lot alone unless I have someone with me who knows my condition. I resigned from work because Ive become anti social in a way. I could not commute for years already and could not go out far away from home alone. I could not drive anymore along the highways because I get scared when it’s traffic, i begin to feel suffocated and claustrophobic. Now we’re scheduled to travel far but im really really scared to go even if i’d be with someone who knows my condition. I avoid a lot of situations that I feel so unsafe. I think im partially agoraphobic and at the same time have stress related panic something. I hope I could also help myself because I also feel alone and helpless. Plus the fact i have never tried riding an airplane because im scared that i might have attacks and the plane could not land to help me. 😢

I’m a therapist and I feel so much shame that I have developed agoraphobia and can’t break out of it, despite knowing everything I need to do to get better.

Thank you for the videos 🩷 I went from being housebound two years ago to now doing food delivering all day, every day and going to huge arenas to see concerts. I’m still recovering, but it’s absolutely doable. You’re an inspiration and help so many people!

Every thing you said is literally word for word what I struggle with. Going to the store. The mailbox. My backyard sometimes. It’s horrible and I’m glad your better ❤

This is literally the same thing I’m going through. I’ve tried many medications I tried CBT none of which helped. The only thing that helps along with my current Ssri is benzos and they’re so addictive so I need to be careful with them. It’s a vicious circle. I’m going to try exposure therapy. It’s so hard to start just thinking about having panic attacks 😩 I need to do it though! You’re an inspiration

I feel you! I hate when people find things that help and then try to charge others for it. Idk how Anyone who have truly experienced agoraphobia or panic attacks could charge someone for that information

Thank you for sharing your story. Your videos have helped me throughout my healing process. Two years ago, I was going through a divorce, moving back with my parents, and dealing with covid /quarantine (like everyone else in the world at that time). I was in a fragile emotional state and the combination of those events were the perfect storm that led me to experience a severe panic attack that triggered bad ibs symptoms in a public setting which gave me toilet anxiety and made me agoraphobic. I did not want to leave my house. Through exposure therapy, hypnotherapy, CBT, meditation, and being in a healing community, I went from fearful of leaving my house 2 years ago to going on my first cruise in 15 years last month. I still struggle with toilet anxiety, and anxiety in general, but it's more manageable now because I've built up some resiliency. My next goal is to get on plane and travel to Europe. For those that are struggling, don't lose hope. Take it one day at a time. Move forward, even in fear and even if it's just baby steps (a walk down the street, driving to the supermarket etc.) Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. You are more brave and capable than you give yourself credit for!

I relate to every single thing you said in this video. 4 years ago I didn't think I'd still be here but I'm back at work full time and I have my first holiday booked in 8 years (not on a plane yet but I'm working on it). I actually am able to use my experiences on a daily basis to relate better to my patients and the students I work with 💪 Living with panic disorder and agoraphobia gives you a crazy sense of strength once you start recovering.❤

Thank you for this video. I’m currently struggling with a bout of bad agoraphobia. I just started daily walks, I’m hoping I can come around soon and be able to start living my life again.

18:11 that’s EXACTLY what ive been doing the past weeks. Ive been battling the same thing for 10 years now, but it absolutely went haywire after covid due to long periods of staying inside especially, although thats not the only reason (2013-2020 I basically was gaslighting myself that I was fine, going to school in constant discomfort and hiding my problems. Eventually my whole system just collapsed. Luckily nothing that cant be fixed, but damn I was close. It was a very traumatic time to say the least.) Aaanyway, Im currently able to ride my bike for roughly an hour on a good day, but it really depends on how I feel and where Im going. I live in an area with lots of fields, and there are paths I can take without meeting too many cars or people. Basically the more cars the worse the anxiety gets. Im working towards being able to go in a shop..theyre about 1.5 miles from where I live and I have to take my bike as I dont have a drivers license, so it’s especially hard because the ride there is at least 15 mind + many cars on the way there+ the shop itself+ the time it takes me to get back home. Ill try and drive in the car the next couple of weeks as well. Ive been putting it off as cars give me severe panic attacks (the trauma started with a car ride from 2013). I think ill try and do 5-10 mins and see how it goes. And bring lots of safety supplies as well …..

I could relate to this videos among every video I saw! I never felt scared to watch this. ❤

So many nights I've prayed not to wake up. I do have heart issues too. Pacemaker at 25, then ibs. Celiac, bone marrow syndrome, arfid, agoraphobic, ocd, depressed, panic attacks big time, traffic phobia, storm phobia, fibromyalgia and an autoimmune disease. It makes fixing or helping one thing complicated.

I read the "just go out when youre sick of it" And the "float through it" Books. I also completely relate to not caring if i die, its the humiliation and crazy fear. My biggest issues are using the tube because my toilet anxiety has led to fear of being stuck in a tunnel, and travel eg in a coach where theres no toilet. Ive considered learning to drive but in a major city it doesn't appeal to me! Its interesting you mention having your child with you helped dilute your focus as i have the same with my dog

This is probably the first video on UKposts that describes exactly what I’m going through (except I deal with dizziness instead of diarrhea). I can relate especially when seeing friends and people on social media doing so many things and wondering, “how?!”

Lauren, again, thanks for everything that you put out. Agoraphobia is so isolating, and I remember the first time I came across your videos all those years ago, and how much of a difference it made to have someone express so well EXACTLY what I was experiencing. I'm 13 years into my personal journey, and you make an important point that it's a personal journey which is different for different people. I'd like to share that medication was a necessity for me, and may be for some of your community as well. 1.5 years into my journey I got a job that involved 45 minutes of bus ride each way. I could barely leave the house at that point, but decided to meet the challenge head on and try the extreme exposure therapy this work commute would force me to do. For the next 4 years I forced myself to bus to work, to support my family and with the hopes that I just needed to keep confronting my agoraphobia. Without medication, I spent 4 years twice a day creating a trauma pattern that re-enforced my agoraphobia and left my physical and mental health in crisis. It was only once I accepted to go to a doctor for medication that I was able to experience travel without excessive trauma, and start to build new positive patterns. I've continued to slowly, and under supervision, go on and off medications to help me push my boundaries and explore with my doctor what works best for me at different points in my journey. I think, Lauren, what I appreciate most in this video and wish to underline is how gentle you were with yourself getting back out in to the world. I was rigid and stubborn in my exposure therapy, and the more rigid I was the more agoraphobia was ready to punch me in the gut and send me sh!ting in a bush beside the bus route.

THE MOST RELATABLE VIDEO EVER!!! I challenged the thought once and it resulted in my shitting my pants in front of everyone at Tullimarine Melbourne international. Diahreea in my jeans. 😅😅 I've listened to A LOT of videos about agoraphobia, panic disorder and emetophobia and this by far has been the best video yet. Thank you! Love from Queenstown, New Zealand

Thank you so much for having the courage to share your story! I’ve been battling agoraphobia for almost 3 years now, I can leave the house but I just find it difficult to go further than a 1 kilometre radius. I’m also dealing with long covid and peri menopause so my hormones are all out of wack! I feel like hormones internal health, gut health plays a big part in why we could start having panic attacks that can lead to agoraphobia. Our gut is literally our second brain.

Thank you for sharing your story! I'm myself fighting against agoraphobia since 1 year, even if it comes to me as a "yo-yo" effect, coming and getting away at any given moment. I make myself strong and I try always to put myself in outdoor situations, and most importantly, to put the physical pains under control (as you have said too, they never are "fully real", so no, we are not going to faint or lose control etc 🙂). In some moments I manage to overcome the fear, in some others I need to walk back home, but only with trying and doing we will fight this. A huge hug to everyone in the same situation, we will do this, it is really just a phase ;)

Thank you for your honesty xx

Thank you for this video!

I am 57 years old man,, mine strarted when i was 12 in an instant. Still have it but learnt to live with it,, its better but i hate the sweating & red face of embarresment.

thank you for sharing and giving me hope 🥹

Thank you 🫶🏻

Thanks, and I'm proud of you ❤

Tysm for this video. Im at breaking point in my life, i have suffer in 9 years now, got better in some stuff, but im not living my life. This gave me hope and im happy for you. Ty ❤

Thank you for sharing this video. After over 2 years of living this way - following a traumatic event - I ended up like this in my 30s. Your video really spoke to me, you experienced everything I did and we have both taken the same route. I'm mid way through what I would call my 'recovery'. I regularly go outside for short bursts. I still struggle with being enclosed (theatre, in a meeting, events where I feel I can't leave) but I'm working on that in the same way - doing a little bit more of it when I feel able to and I do hypnotherapy every day (tape) for confidence building/relaxation. Slowly, slowly I'm getting there. This year I've booked events for my business which will mean I'm both out of the house for long periods and will not be able to run off. Fingers crossed 2024 will be a more normal year xx

Thank you so much I’m so glad I found your video. I’ve been suffering from this sins 2019 I’m going to try to go out for walks too 😊

I love your style. Thank you for sharing on the topic.

This is me! Mine started with dizziness and has left me housebound for 15 years. I’m scared to go out alone because the anxiety is so great that I feel Like I will faint and humiliate myself. Thanks for your story and input. Slow and steady but I’ll get there:)

Thank you for show this to the world,this is my life now isolate from the world and I don’t want to live anymore

OMG, best video ever! It's the exact description of what i'm dealing with too! So good to hear you are living full on again! I should show this video to my psychologist to describe how i am feeling.

This is so vaidating for someone else who is struggling with all the things youre talking about. Driving is a huge struggle for me, grocery stores are challenging and i too am fearful about medication. I take a medication now thats not a good logterm option so i feel like I'm just in a holding pattern. It's such a challenge to just do normal life. I hate when people ask, "how are you doing?" The answer is never positive but you get tired of saying that out loud. The temptation to lie and say "great" is so strong bc theres no clear process of how to get out of this place. Thankful to hear you are experiencing improvement ❤

This is something I feel I'm facing. Thank you for your honest and open video about this. You have real strength of purpose. Well done! ❤❤

i subscribed. you are the key . thank you in advance.❤

I just want to say a huge thank you for making this video. Although I’m not completely homebound, I cannot get on public transport without panic attacks and the thoughts of how I will be so anxious and scarred that I won’t be able to get the return journey. This has now affected me everytime I drive myself anywhere. I have also read DARE and as you say the motivation you get from books is amazing. I just wanted to ask though what do you think is different between what DARE suggests you do vs what you did. You still just put yourself out there and made yourself experience the anxiety and panic. I find if I expose myself on days I don’t feel like it and have a super hard time, I actually make things worse and trigger more anxiety. I’ve noticed this when I’ve really made an extreme jump in with exposure therapy. However if I don’t do it, I feel like a failure and that I’m making things worse because I gave into the anxiety so it seems like a loose loose for me. On those harder days where you decided to not do the difficult things were you just kind to yourself and say there’s always tomorrow, today just isn’t a great day? All the books and therapy suggest this isn’t the best way but sometimes it’s just too much, I force it, then for a week or so my anxiety is way worse from forcing through the panic! I really appreciate this video and your insights and I’m glad you are much better!!! 🫶

Ty for opening up.

Thank you, I feel much less alone now ❤️

I developed agoraphobia after a traumatic undiagnosed manic episode that was horrific and it happened while i traveled. Its ruined my dreams of traveling but its been 5 years and i still feel too scared

This is a really beautifull testimony. What i relate to most is how the anxeity is coupled with the real fear that something might happen. For you, as you said it was toilet anxiety, which sounds horrible to deal with, for me its the fear that i might have an episode of psycosis as i've had one before i became agrophobic. I have gone down a few paths trying to fix this, i'm currently doing self guided EMDR in a hope that I can remedy the trauma thus taking away the fear from the possibility that it might happen. As for exposure therapy I pretty much have already been doing exactly what you said in this video, which i find quite validating so thank you for that. I have recently gone back to work in my office which is 6 miles away from my house, I do half days and i stay there for 3 hours. Some days are not too bad. Some days are really hard, the journey there is always hard, my palms sweat and my heart starts to pound. I just hope and pray I can keep my strength up and beat this thing.

I loved your story. You are blessed that you got to try so many different exposure therapies and that they helped you! I totally understand having hostility when being invited somewhere when you don't want to go. I get that way too. I'm like why can't anyone understand why I'm not interested in going. I've been suffering from agoraphobia for years. Pray to Saint Jude for help with anxiety and agoraphobia he will help you. I did a 9 day novena and immediately put myself through exposure therapy. Now those places that used to scare me I now miss when I leave. Saint Jude is so caring and kind he'll never refuse to lend a helping hand!

How do you get past that feeling like youre qhite knuckling every exposure therapy? Im SO relieved when its over and it honestly still feels lile punishment.

I experienced my first panic attack a couple of years ago. I was commuting to work on the train when I suddenly felt something akin to an electric current coursing through mij body. My heart was racing, I experienced an enormous pressure on my chest. It felt like a heart attack. Medical examination showed no somatic disorders so I eventually ended up in mental health care. A psychiatrist diagnosed me with panic disorder and agoraphobia. Treatment started with ssri and therapy. Currently I'm doing better. I still suffer from chest pain and certain things are still complicated but overall I am optimistic. When I look back at it now I even feel gratitude, because it learned me to validate my emotions and the resulting bodily sensations

Hi Lauren! I miss you!! I’m not on Instagram but started a UKposts channel. Still so blessed by your content. I had a few days where I felt like I couldn’t leave my house recently. I started getting mad at myself, accusing myself of being agoraphobic. With my therapist we reframed what I was going through and realized I needed rest and recovery, and not to accuse or put myself down. It was great to be in a place where I could be gentle with myself, let myself recharge and be ready to walk out the front door again. 💗👏🏻 Thanks for sharing, you’re amazing.

I'm struggling with depression and agoraphobia. Even going to toilet or taking a bath scares me, just few steps outside our home my heart starts to pound faster, my vision would be blurry and starting to catch my breath. My body feels so weak that i couldn't feel the floor, i feel like flying. I just survived everyday but not living with it. People makes me scared to the point that it choking me... I feel caved. I couldn't focus to anything. I always look forward going to bed because that's where i feel the comfort. My heart hurts so bad, but if you ask me why... I don't know. I'm 20 years old, i couldn't tell my parents because we're poor and unable to go to seek help from professionals. I don't want to tell them coz maybe they'll say that its just my imagination. I don't know what to do. Please. Help me.

I wish I had seen this 20+ years ago. I have been having panic attacks since the mid 90's, I am now 61 and my life has basically been ruled by them for around 30 years. I have learnt to cope, by gearing myself up when I need to go out, taking Imodium to make sure that I have no embarrassing accidents, not eating just taking sips of water. Sadly I now have arthritis which has made me more housebound than I was. I cried when I saw this vid because you suffered all the symptoms I do, and I have never met or talked to anyone who understood my type of disorder. I am so glad you are living life to the full. Thank you for making this, I am sure many people have found it helpful.

God bless you

I hope this year triggers something in me been fully stuck in my house since I was 14 I’m now 22 I’m also at the point where mentally I’m struggling to continue this life but I hope this year I can make progress I don’t want to live like this anymore

This is so relatable except i have ptsd from a car accident (not my fault) and now its hard for me to want to drive far from my house.

Thank God as i am not alone.

I say. Change your environment change your mind

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What medication are you taking currently? Thank you for the video , very helpful! I’m on sertraline and beta blockers, also something for IBS as the dr thinks it’s anxiety + IBS.. I think they help but not always.. awaiting therapy.. oh God I’d love all of us suffering of this to have a normal life 😢 I feel like I cannot even imagine a normal life anymore for myself..

I’m dealing with this right now and it’s so hard I feels so sorry for myself idk how to help myself

This is wonderful thank you for sharing your journey. Question how did you cope with going to hospital and having a baby? I recovered and then had my son but it has returned due to chronic stress. 😅

I’m going through the same thing and I find it hard to leave the apartment any tips for exposure therapy cause it’s so hard?

I'm going thru this now, I'm starting to have my breakdowns since covid I have gone downhill fast. Been stuck in my house for 4 yrs now. Also, the world the way it is now makes it even more challenging. Many folks not very nice currently due to political reasons (I'm gay, so doesn't help even had a dentist treat me badly because of my lifestyle, clash in belief system & I'm not religious I digress...) I've had this before 10 years ago when I had to leave abusive EX....but anxiety wasn't as bad - luckily, I have wife is dr. and I have therapy but I lack friends as many are lone gone because of the pandemic and other reasons unknown.--It's been hell for me- I try to go out and sometimes I'm able but last couple of months is just not good. I do have panic disorder and have meds but I still have to deal with sudden attacks. For me, medication is necessary. Thanks for sharing.

I have urge and stress incontinence, and faecal leakage.I do pelvic floor exercises,wear pads and prescribed lomperimide.I feel there is not much hope.😢

I’ve developed this since Covid or should I say it’s gotten worse I’m in freeze mode, I’m on Duloxatine for social anxiety as well . My self esteem is very low and this adds to it . I’m thinking of going on a group holiday as o don’t have any friends left unfortunately.

For a long time I thought I had agoraphobia, but I think it's not that, because I don't fear or panic leaving my house or going places, I just intensely dislike it (perhaps due to overstimulation?) and can't be bothered with it. I also have no issue talking to strangers, yet I cannot seem make friends or let people into my life. What sort of condition is this?

The thing that helps me is going to the GYM I just need the time to it and running

What would you do when you weren’t exposing yourself? Cuz eventually you feel the anxiety and panic at home again when you get back home. 🤷🏽

Wow this blew my mind. This is me, all of it, to the tee!! Everything i researched about agoraphobia says nothing about the gut, the bowel, and how the immediate need to go to the washroom. But i also suffer from crohn's disease, so the need for a washroom is always there anyway. This just amplified it, the need to shit that's what gets me the most. I've stopped driving. When i have to go out, i get driven. Red lights kill me. I've opted not to go the medication route because of side effects, etc. Truely, my saving grace that has kept me sane is.... please, everyone, this isn't a cure but truly a help for me after 3 years of never leaving my house,I've always been a believer in something greater than I. A creator, to some its God, to me it is Jehovah. Relying on him, throwing all my anxiety on him to carry the load, so to speak. Asking for strength to endure, asking for help to understand and conquer my issues. In those moments of extreme fear, when the fight or flight response kicks in, and that shot of adrenaline hits, that feeling of losing it... I'd pray 🙏, right there, wherever i was for help, the strength needed to cope, to endure the panic. I found relying on God other than myself helpful more then anything. Giving in to a power greater then myself. The panic attack usually believe it or not was not as intense or went away pretty much immediately. Thats how know hes real and its the coolest thing to feel and witness faith in action. PLEASE dont get me wrong I'am not trying push my beliefs on anyone, im just sharing what helped me to find some relief with my agoraphobia. I do walk now, i can go to the grocery store, go to pick my kids up from school. Play outside at the park with them. These activities are still close to home, but baby steps. We crawl, walk and then run!! I see a light at the end now, where as before it was a neverending fear of this will never change, this is my life of just existing, my home as my jail. My wife was my SAFE person, i needed her to be around, close by at all times. My condition effected her life too. More than anything i wished she could have a life outside of taking care of me. Iam so happy to write ... she does!! Ive broken free of needing her there always, the fear has subsided. I needed to have some serious talks with myself. The other thing that helped me was, coming to grips and realizing my mortality. Accepting that iam going to die. I didn't want to have regrets of a wasted life. I already wasted 3 years inside. In essence ive lost those years never to get them back. Now i wanted to live and i was either gonna fight or die trying. I remembered the line in the movie Shawshank Redemption: " get busy living, or get busy dying". I didn't want to waste what little time we have on this eath any longer. Its scary still, i still suffer from attacks, but i dont let it control or dictate me living. See, part of come grips with my mortality, and knowing that the panic attacks WILL NOT KILL ME, make it that much easier to move forward. Thank you so much for your video. It is an inspiration!!🎉😊 Please, please anyone reading this dont give up, there are millions of us that understand what you are going through. There is hope, there is a life to live after agoraphobia!! It my seem neverending, hopeless... i get it, we get it. It takes time and it is an individual journey to recovery!!

How did you get to a hypnotist's office if you couldn't walk past the mailbox, and did you have the baby at home? I'd be interested to hear how you dealt with being hospitalized if you had your baby in a hospital?

What were some of the books you have read?

Did you ever take meds? I'm prescribed klonopin

Did you have a traumatic event that threw you in to agoraphobia?

If I was rich I'd never leave my house lol. When i go shopping I wear covid masks and sometimes even glasses. I look suss but I feel invisible when you cant see my eyes and face 😂😂😂 I got diagnosed with Schizophrenia. Its the most annoyinest issue ever. Theres basically 4 people having convos in my head all day/night constantly putting me down its all negetive. After awhile you start feeling like your on The Truman Show and have no idea what reality is anymore. So i prefer staying home now.

Do you think it would have been different if you didn't have kids? We are a single couple who aren't thinking of having kids but I feel like I always need someone there when I want to take a walk or go do something.

Are you on any meds?

Can I ask how u managed giving birth and motherhood x

You never really mentioned if you were on medication going through this or if you took any benzo's? I remember on one of your video's awhile back,, I think you and a boyfriend went on a hiking vacation you mentioned that you took some benzo's. Just asking all of this because I think I need to be on somethinking but I'm scared to take medicine.

I remember the time I went to the beach for the first time after I started having horrible debilitating panic attacks, I literally cried watching the sea because I had convinced myself that I would never be able to do so again. I feel like exposure therapy is probably the best way to treat the problem! Also, supplements such as magnesium glycinate and vitamin D are super important (specially if you have a deficiency which is very probable since you don’t get any sunlight for months or years being trapped inside your house) I still have a long way to go since I still have attacks during traffic or dentists for example, but I feel like there is light at the end of the tunnel!