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Originally Posted by GoAskAlice
I had a panic attack like two years ago after I moved to Texas.
My family says it was because of the change of environment, Since I'm from Los Angeles. Right after the attack I couldn't stay at home and I was even afraid of being alone. The whole day I would stick to my parents or anyone else like glue! And when it came to bedtime I would start getting anxious and really panicky because that meant I would be alone with my thoughts...when I was out though, it rarely happened, not never, just rarely. I guess my question is...Is it possible to develop REVERSE AGORAPHOBIA?
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I think I know what you mean (I don't know if there's a "term" for it, however, for better or worse). When I lived in San Francisco I sometimes noticed that I hated returning home, and while my living situation was pretty crappy I don't think that was the reason. Somehow "home" had become co-identified with *myself*…and I didn't want to "be" with my own problems. I still feel this way a little at night and have trouble falling asleep, since you really are alone at that point with yourself (unless you're not, of course).
Having said that I don't have any answers for you other than don't give up, stay as physically and mentally healthy as possible, and keep looking for answers wherever you may find them (this board, a therapist, a book, new people, etc.)