Agoraphobia 2

Me talking about agoraphobia.

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• agoraphobia
• panic
• attacks
• mental
• illness

[gunnieyjolfs]

What about beta blockers? They could help you with the tachycardia

[silentjealousy77]

and cause sudden cardiac death no thanks :-) not worth the risk for me and that side effect is not as rare as they claim.

[Paintballguru92]

heres a question for you-

Do you believe that agoraphobia is something you develope or that your born with?

[silentjealousy77]

I think it can be both.

[movingzachb]

I don't think that smoking isn't the main cause of your increased anxiety.  Social anxiety gets worse with age in many cases.

[silentjealousy77]

Not the main cause, but I can tell you smoking throws off many chemicals in the brain as well as the body. For more information people can go to google and type in nicotine and neurochemicals :-)

[wetsausages]

im female & was sexually abused from the age of 5 and growing up was very unlucky to have negative things happen 2 me by men, when i was 18 i had counselling and got put on betablockers none of this stuff helped i feel like a mess most of the time staying in just keeps all the bad people away from me. A few yrs ago i got myself 2 the doctors hoping they would give me anti depressants or something to help me,they sent me away and told me to come bk in a wk i never went bk i have agoraphobia!!!!!

[elizebethjames]

my panic attacks are to do with food too...i had the worst attack a few years ago with a mcdonalds, i just collapsed in a bookstore after a hamburger with friends, who did not understand it or even want to be near it. bad for my self esteem and made me feel so isolated.

[elizebethjames]

what is the link with aspartame? i missed that i think

[elizebethjames]

what is the link with aspartame? i missed that i think

[OxyContinUser]

Anxiety attack is a 'justified' attack, your upset, etc... Panic attack is sheer insanity, impeding doom, and feels painful... And for me, happens while I'm doing nothing at all.

[keljoism]

You are so interesting, smart and well spoken. I love that you explore the connection between diet and smoking to your illness (and if illness is not the correct term then I'm relly sorry). I was wondering if there is a difference between a panic attack and an anxiety attack. Recently I had an occurence where all of a sudden I had radiating chest pain and jaw pain. I was relaxed before it happened. The only thing I got anxious about was the pain but the dr's said it was an anxiety attack.

[tonyfalca]

Lately, I've thought to myself that smoking could be the main cause of my massive anxiety and agoraphobia. I haven't left my house in months now, it seems to be getting worse as the days go by, and I smoke so much now; I'm up to nearly 2 packs a day. I'm going to keep trying to quit, but it's hard because it's like the only thing to pass the time.. such a dilemma.

[carlylou1000]

@crypt0gram i also suffer with agrophobia,... and have done for the last 2 years,... im now 30yrs old but at the age of 15 to 22 i use to smoke marijuana hevey, and i think thats whats caused me to be agrophobic,... , ive been to see doctors and they have told me that it "could have ??" ,... i would never touch that stuff again

[crypt0gram]

Medical marijuana is not for everyone, but I am interested in hearing your experiences with marijuana (be it recreationally or medically).

For some, it can be a trigger for paranoia, while for others like myself it can be a great tool for relaxation. I find that my general anxiety while intermingling with other humans, be it walking in the market or a conversation with a coworker, is quite diminished.

It's disappointing that everybody cannot be treated in such a way, but it's worth a shot.

[BootsieBarbie]

That's very interesting! I'd never thought of diet maybe being apart of it! Obviously everyone knows you can feel bleurgh after eating too much fast food & it only gives energy rushes not lasting energy but I never thought of the ingredients maybe reacting with the things in out bodies to cause anxiety etc, I deffo want to look more into it. I also have Agoraphobia, have done for alot of years, I hope yours has got atleast eased a little since making the video :)