How I Overcame My Agoraphobia and Anxiety

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. Agoraphobia is a debilitating anxiety disorder that can keep people from living their lives to the fullest. If you're struggling with agoraphobia, know that I was once just like you, until I started taking action and finally overcame it. Here's how you can do it too!

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[ScorpioDiva]

I’m crying reading these comments! For so long I have felt so alone and scared. Knowing that millions of people experience this makes me feel normal

[jenniferma]

I sat in a restaurant today & I felt like I wanted to run or die...took about 10 min before it went away. It's horrible & dehabilitating but just takes time to overcome. Baby steps everyday. Sending love & positive vibes to everyone here. We are in this together.

[howtotravel]

I developed mild agoraphobia after lockdown and once got a major panic attack on a flight. I used get anxiety just looking at plane videos. I felt anxious going to another city but I recently took a 15+ hour train ride without my safety person. Just before getting on I got a panic attack and didn’t want to get on the train but I somehow did. I had a 40 min long panic attack and I did nothing about it. I didn’t pay attention to it. I finished some work on my phone while shivering all the time. Once it went away, I felt so powerful! I then spent 4-5 days far from home without my safety person and didn’t have any anxiety 😅 I wanted to share this with you guys

[melissaventry]

I have suffered Panic disorder 30 years, let it run my life, ruin relationships, hold me back from so much.
I finally had enough and thought of the thing that I dreaded the most...flying. So I bought me a ticket for a short flight and I conquered it. I flew for the first time in 30 years last month and just bought myself another airline ticket for Vegas in 2 weeks to see a huge show. I still feel lots of anxiety about it but I just keep reminding myself what's the worst that can happen? I can die? Yea well I can die sitting home by myself also. It really has a lot to do with letting go of control. Give it God, or whatever your higher power is.

My favorite saying and what I choose to live by now

THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN THE FEAR OF DYING...THE FEAR OF LIVING

I will be a prisoner no more!

[angryalientv]

I always get horrible anxiety when in cars and especially on freeways. It gets worse knowing I'm going far from home.

[itsmehjesssicaa]

I fear I’d passing out. That’s the scary part for me. But the. My therapist asks how many times I’ve passed out 😅 ZERO

[beautifulspirit]

I’ve been going out regularly for the first time in 10 years after PTSD due to domestic violence. I’m determined to be free. It’s a struggle at the moment but I’d rather die than not live. All the best to anyone experiencing similar we’ve got this !!!

Grace video

[jessicasmith]

Panic attacks are severely painful. Having studied medicine, I know exactly what is happening to my body via my sympathetic nervous system, but knowing why it is happening doesn't make it any less painful. I've had panic attacks so painful that if I had a button that would instantly kill me I would push it so fast.

[MVREZZIK]

This is going to sound weird but you made it that I don’t even care about seeing you have a new video out and haven’t watched any videos of yours in a while.❤️ its all because of you and what you have done for me and soooo many others. I can’t express how much you have done for me. Anyone reading this PLEASE listen to this man and share the content so many people need it. I was agoraphobic and now getting back to life. I didn’t think it was possible. I wasn’t able to join the mentorship and just used your content❤️❤️❤️🤘🤘🤘

[angelicajaramillo]

This video is gold for anyone going through this and in the thick of it. I am much better than I was but I am not completely back to my old self. I’m ready to take my life back. I’m going back to working in person for the first time since Covid started. I’m not ready but ready is a lie. I’m taking my life back now.

[beatriceb]

Hi Shaan. You described my situation 100%. I’m afraid of what happens outside my house. I’ve worked from home. Order things from Amazon (groceries and items). I’m ready to change it. Thank you for these tips I will for sure add more exposure.

[VanessaJohnson-qr]

You are exactly right it’s not that you’re afraid to go out in public. You’re afraid of the feelings when you go out in public and I never actually thought about it. I thought that there was something actually wrong with me. I want to get fearless like I used to be I can’t even go into a restaurant anymore.

[Aaron-ghwe]

I have started your book and I have decided to take back my life. I have let anxiety take everything from me and now I'm taking it all back and more.

[anksthase]

Thanks for this video :-) You are awesome 💛
My DPDR made me agoraphobic and I couldn't leave my house anymore. I'm back to life now, working as a teacher and I enjoy grocery shopping again💛. Recovery is absolutely possible! 
1. NEVER give up on exposure! 2. EMBRACE feeling uncomfortable! 3. Don't be too aggressive in exposure! 4. Don't FIGHT! 
5. Stop feeling sorry for yourself!
Anxiety is like being stuck in the mud: the more you move and struggle, the faster you'll sink. It's so counterintuitive!

This is one of my favorite quotes and I always kept reading it on bad days: "With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle that keeps you from growing. You get to choose." (Wayne Dyer)

[mrsgarner]

I could honestly cry because the way you describe yourself is exactly what has happened to me I need to work with you my life is being destroyed I am loosing out on precious years with my son as I can't go anywhere and do anything I am determined to overcome I just don't know where to start

[isabellafernandez]

My agoraphobia is mild. I can go in public fine etc. BUT it’s most prominent while driving. I can’t drive for fear of panic. And that affects my entire life.

[abstractEW]

I'm 14 years old and i have agoraphobia, i have been through councilling 4 times through the help of my school, i am currently on a waiting list for a psychiatry evaluation and a potential diagnoses but due to my age i dont see that happening any time soon. Many people belive i am lieing, or they think its just hormones, but i do have agoraphobia and i suffer quite badly. My mum has agoraphobia and its said that it runs through my family, we noticed my symptoms when i was just a toddler but i had a panic attack at the age of 8 that caused my anxiety to spike. It was bareable until covid hit, i stayed inside for what felt like forever, and when it came to going outside, i simply couldn't. This didn't just affect me going outside but i couldn't even sit in the house alone, or do p.e at school due to the field. I am forever grateful for my friend Katie for never leaving me, she helped me walk to the corner shop, she helped me learn how to walk to school and now i can adventure and do other things such as going on a rollercoaster. I'm still yet to be able to wlak places on my own, go on public transport or go into shops fully, but i appreciate my small goals. All i can really hope is that i am better for when college happens as i would need to be able to walk to the bus stop, take 2 busses, and be in a new college which are all extremely scary. For anyone who is a teenager and is suffereing from agoraphobia, it gets better, your not alone and you can do it, you have your life ahead of you and honestly getting yourself outside helps more than it hurts. x

[vinylg]

This is one thing I haven't been able to make any progress on.. I have found comfort in my home, completely stopped going out and working. So it resonates completely. I hope I am brave enough to follow your advice and step out !

[danielacanto]

I'm so glad you were able to defeat this horrible mental illness. I'm 39 years old now and sadly been living with this too for actually a long time . 12 years. Yess. And it's coused me so much depression in my life. Been on meds that just do not do anything at all for me. I'm not home bounded but am community bounded. I'm afraid of getting on busses, cars, trains, airplane. So I walk. It's not fun. I'm tired of avoiding my issues. I have so much I wanna do in life😒😒 and never before wanted to travel the world. Now I really want too. I want to sing, and be known. Thanks for this awesome video🙏

[Andy-eotw]

The last vacation i've been on was 7-8 years ago. 11 hours from my home. Had a large panic attack in the middle of Tennessee on the way there. I didn't even think i could make it to Florida. I did and stayed for a week but i was stressed the entire time. About a month after this vacation, i was filled with so much anxiety that i stopped going to school. I missed half my sophomore year of high school. It was more of a fear of being trapped and not being able to leave back then. I finished school online and proud to say that i finished on time. Fast forward a couple years, i'm still able to go places at this point. Traveled to other states, college football games and what not. Little bit of anxiety and then Covid hit. Staying home had a huge effect on my life. I stopped being able to even leave 2 miles from my house. Today i am able to leave about 20 minutes or close to 10 miles from my house by myself and usually an hour or 40-50 miles with someone else. I still want to get better. I know i'm going to get to that point one day. Wish i had like a group that i could have these talks and motivations with. Anyway, thanks for reading if you got this far. ❤ Hope all of you know that you're not alone and we can be there for each other.