SOCIAL ANXIETY: Do you ever have difficulty getting out of the house?

I get seizures and am scared to go out of the house without my son or husband because i fear the seizures.I am basically home bound everyday, it sucks.

Yes this is an old thread, but I wish I would have found it sooner. I have been dealing with social anxiety for far too long. I have posted about it two times already, so I'm just going to respond with my input. My family has not been supportive about this issue, they want be to snap out of it.

As Marla500 stated, I too become claustrophobic when around crowds and it's a mix of wanting to hit someone and run away as well as paranoia. touchingsaturn's comment is very relate-able for me, I have fibromyalgia so I constantly have to have a "game plan." There are times that I will not be able to walk and I will be in far too much pain to continue. Being a short person, I have resorted to jumping into a shopping cart and having someone (family member) "drive" me around. I get exhausted just traveling from the parking lot to the store. It's more accommodating to stay in my bed all day.

Besides hiding from people (literally) and feeling so anxious I can't even talk to anyone outside of my family, I cannot leave my house. I stay for months at a time, which has made me hate the sun and daytime. Computer and TV screens are always too bright and I live as a night owl. I try my best to avoid conversations and I no longer answer the phone unless it's an emergency (which the person has to state in the voicemail). I stare at the phone and do not pick up 99% of the time it rings. I have to relearn how to communicate and only leave the house for doctor visits or to see my psychologist.

And as always, I would not be able to respond if this was a face-to-face or group conversation. I would instead stare at the floor and avoid all eye contact.