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Panic disorder, Agoraphobia
Public Group active 11 months, 3 weeks agoFor those of us who suffer from a panic disorder/ or/and agoraphobia:
The World Health Organisation defines agoraphobia as a cluster of phobias (irrational fears) related to leaving home, entering shops, being in crowds and public places, or travelling alone on buses, trains or planes.
Agoraphobia can often lead to a change in behaviour where you deliberately avoid situations which may cause you anxiety, such as only leaving the house with a friend or partner, or ordering groceries using the Internet, rather than going to the supermarket. This change in behaviour is known as avoidance.
Many people with agoraphobia also have a related panic disorder, and a history of panic attacks. Their agoraphobia often develops as a result of a previous panic attack. They worry about being in an environment or situation from which escape or help would be impossible or embarrassing if they were to have a panic attack.
Also, many people worry that if they are in a situation or environment that provokes a panic attack, it will be life-threatening. For example, they will stop breathing, or their heart will beat too fast and they will have a heart attack.
A panic attack is when your body experiences a rush of intense psychological (mental) and physical symptoms.
You may feel an overwhelming sense of fear, apprehension and anxiety. As well as these feelings, you may also experience physical symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, trembling and a sensation that your heart is beating irregularly (palpitations).
http://www.paniccenter.net … a free online course to help with panic which you might find usefull
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Robert Croft posted an update in the group
Hello there… im not sure if i suffer from this… but i had my 1st. panic attack last summer… had problems such as… o/h been pregnant worry and stress arguments… things brake down in the flat developed alot of stress… one day i cracked went hot n cold dizzy really shakey and out of control… i thought i was loosing my mind… that my…[Read more]
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Dawn Bartlett (darkeye) posted an update in the group
Welcome Angie, thank you for sharing your story with us. i hope one day you will learn to control it and not let it control you
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Angie Gentry Cook wrote on the wire of the group Panic disorder, Agoraphobia:
Glad to find a site. I was diagnosed with Panic 10 yrs ago. I haven't worked for 3 years now, on disability. I hate that it controls my life. Today is my 47th birthday. I am an only child & my Mom passed away last April. It's really hard right now to even think about…
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