sorry. i hate to say that i can relate, but i can. i have struggled with this throughout my lifetime too. years ago, it was extremely difficult. i would have to leave the house for appointments though several times a week and always was highly anxious and had panic attacks. i would cancel a lot of things because of it and stopped doing things with people, so they eventually stopped asking me to.
it is very isolating, scary, frustrating, and sad to go through that. it happens every few months for me now compared to almost daily, but even that is extremely difficult to go through. i get scared to see anyone. it used to be worse where i lived last because there were people around a lot who i couldn't avoid. now, i barely see neighbors. i sometimes get scared to even take out the garbage because the thought of someone seeing me is too much to handle. i don't want anyone talking to me, and i feel extremely vulnerable and like they can almost see inside of me or something or sometimes get paranoid with the fear that someone will want to harm me.
i hope that it lessens soon for you.
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