I'm so sorry. I have agoraphobia and phobias in addition to everything else and I hear you about the anxiety.

Maybe you can work on the anxiety by walking to the door, and then do it again, trying to open the door. Just keep trying.

My friend is here today and it's only because he is here to help me that I think I have a shot at going downstairs. I'm really scared though.

The best thing to do about anxiety is to beat it as soon as you can (general "you") before it gets turned into a phobia. I wish I had been able to do that about the stairs. If I don't get out of here today, and over there, they're going to ban me from the clinic.