I was recently diagnosed with agoraphobia...

I don't leave the house and rarely talk to anyone face to face and I find it hard to even answer the phone a lot of the time. I live with my dad now...but even being around him is really hard.

My T told me to try to get out more but I just have a hard time leaving my little apartment in the basement of my dad's house. Recently my brother and his daughter started staying with us and I"m spending almost all my time with them...I do as much as I can--even pushing my own limits.

I feel so pressured all the time to do this or that...it's like they think I can just snap out of this...the intense fear at just the thought of being around people.

My fears got really bad when I came home from living in Colorado and was in an abusive relationship...even though that's over (he was stalking me and wouldn't allow me to have my own friends) the fear of people being out to get me...to hurt me...is still really strong.