Agoraphobia flare up 😭

Hi @Serenity1.

Sorry to hear that you're agoraphobia is flaring up at the moment. Have you managed to go for a walk?

I don't have agoraphobia but sometimes I get nervous about leaving my place because I make it into a far big of a deal than it really is. When that happens I find it best to have a walk where I won't have to interact with anyone or do anything else except walking.

It sounds like the rental stuff might be contributing to the issue, is that right?

Do you have any regular supports or people you talk to these days?

Hi @Serenity1,

That's unfortunate about your previous reply. It may have just been a glitch. If it was taken down by a moderator then you should receive an email from the moderators explaining what should be changed for the post to be accepted... But I've definitely lost posts due to connection errors and stuff too, so that may be the problem if you can't see an email.

Sorry to hear that you haven't managed a walk yet. But way to go about spending time outside with your daughter! 🙂 You did really well to do that. Sometimes it's good to maximise "things that worked last time" when we are trying to accomplish something - if you can think of some things that helped you to go outside with your daughter, then maybe those same things can help you to go out for a short walk. What do you reckon?

I can understand how stressful it is having to look for places to rent. I went through a period where I had to move around a lot on my own and it was pretty tough. Making a plan for what needs to be done can make it a little bit less daunting to just focus on each part step by step. Have you decided on the basics like location and price range and done any research about what's available at the moment?

That sounds really tough with the isolation. 😞 I'm sorry to hear that. This might be a dumb question, but have you tried talking to your GP about how things have been recently? Sometimes GPs can refer to other services that can help.

Thanks for sharing more about what's been going on for you @Serenity1.
That's really disappointing about your GP and the doctor not helping you out with access to the support you need.

I don't have experience with advocacy and connecting to support people myself, so I'm sorry I don't really know what to suggest. Have you and the GP been open to the idea of counselling or talking to a psychologist? I know it won't help with the immediate day-to-day stuff straight away, but perhaps could be helpful in the longer term as something to supplement the medication.

When the SANE Help Centre opens back up for the new year you could possibly email them for suggestions. Otherwise the only other thing I can think of is seeing if you qualify for very short term NewAccess coaching who might be able to refer you on. But I'm sorry to hear it's been such a stuff-around when you've been asking for help and haven't been met with any.

Way to go on getting out to the beach though! That's awesome when you've been feeling the way that you have been lately. It sounds like having your daughter there to bug you about going out is something that can get things moving, but it's even better when you reap the benefits of it yourself. 🙂