Can someone please give me an idea on what's wrong with me?!


Question: Can someone please give me an idea on what's wrong with me.?
within the past five years i've become more and more secluded from society. it all started when i stopped going to the movies and hanging out with friends. i stopped going to my friend's houses and stopped going places with them. then it turned into this whole big thing to where it's getting impossible for me to even leave my house. i'm 19 years old now and all of this started when i was 15... ( a freshman in high school)

my best friend moved out of our town and upstate. she's been wanting me to come up and spend time with her. she's offered to come down here and get me so i won't have to use my vehicle or my money or gas. i'd love to do that so much, but just the thought of it makes me ill. i start thinking about the traffic, her driving ( if i'm in a vehicle, i have to be driving and in control or else i go into panic attacks. there's only a couple of people i'm not like that with, but it's still pretty bad even with them... i don't know, but i just trust my driving better and my own judgement, even with me being so nervous as i am all the time... ). i fear all the possibilities of getting into a car accident... the people, the distance, the fact that i'll be away from my home... my muscles tighten up just thinking about it, i start shaking, and i get nauseous.

she's coming in this weekend and she's wanting to take me to this city about an hour and a half away from here to see this movie that's not playing in any cinemas around here. it's a movie that i've been wanting to see (milk) and i either go with her now or wait until it comes out on dvd. i told her that the offer was wonderful but i can't do it because just thinking about it makes, like i said above, my muscles tighten, i start shaking, and i get nauseous.

just going to the store is like this and driving is becoming difficult too. i just hate the thought of having to face the people. and i hate the thought of even getting out and i used to love driving. if traffic is really bad, (which i live in a small town so it's only bad when school is letting out or if we have a big event going on or something), but i get so nervous, i just want to pull over and cry my eyes out because of my fear of crashing into somebody.

i don't know what's wrong with me but it's getting so serious that i'm just getting to the point where i won't leave my house... period. does anyone know what could be wrong with me.? is there anyway to overcome this.? i keep telling myself that it will be okay and i say a prayer before i do anything, but it just doesn't help as much as i would like it to.

i make it sound like the problem consists of just the road, but it's not just that. it's so much more. it has a lot to do with people and places...

my nerves are always on edge and i'm always jumpy. i just don't know what to do and it's just getting so bad. please help me.? i can't afford to go to a doctor right now, so if anyone could please give me some ideas, that would be great.

i appreciate you for taking the time out to read this and helping me.Health Question & Answer


Answers:
It sounds like a case of agoraphobia.
Perhaps even Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia.

God bless you for attempting to turn it over to God.
I will pray He answers your prayers.

You are not alone.
If you cannot afford to see a psychiatrist,
there are generally county-funded facilities that may
be able to help.
I don't always like to hear that prescription medication
is the only way to help, but if you have become
very secluded, it could be a way out.
Call your local mental health county facility
and make an appointment.
Most are able to give a big discount
on your visit.

In the meantime, I will keep you in my prayers.
And may God bless you with the strength to get through this!





? Comforting Prayer Warrior ?Health Question & Answer

look up agoraphobia and see if that is it.
If not look up anxiety disorders and you should be able to find it.Health Question & Answer

Go see a psychologist...thats a good enough reason to get out the house.Health Question & Answer

It sounds as if you have a What If Phobia most people go out and do things with out thinking You are say what If I drive will I have an accident or cause one What you have to realize that What If is the saddest two words you can have you'll never know until you do itHealth Question & Answer

you do have anxiety issues, it could be one of your stressors in your brain that trigger that kind of anxiety, it's like having environmental anxiety. or you could also be suffering from depression, depression usually occurs in response to stressors such as the loss of a friend or loved one, to failure to inactivity or lack of stimulation and to prolonged stress.Health Question & Answer

Sounds like a panic/anxiety disorder. And the being scared to leave your house is called Agoraphobia (spelling.?)
See someone about this and let them know. There are some treatments that have been found extremely successful in treating panic disorders and Agoraphobia.Health Question & Answer

I used to had the same problem.
First of all it is a normal feeling, second, you can be a normal person, but you have to fight that feeling.

You need more friends.
I'm gonna add you has a friend ;) but you got to get real life friends, and go out more.
Like for example get a part-time job. I know what you are thinking: "yeah right, i would freak out" but, like i said, you have to fight it, and the longer you are alone the harder it will be to.. just go out.

BTW you have to learn to like yourself.Health Question & Answer

Ok first of all did something bad happen to you.? Any kind of abuse.? mental, physical.? that could be a big reason why you may not want to go out into society. also did someone you know get into a tragic accident maybe involving a car or society in a way.? underlying past events could be a reason why you are so afraid. Are you depressed maybe.? is that why you don't feel like going out because you might think "whats the point.?" Did your friend moving have a big impact on your social life.? You might want to learn how to count to ten and breathe when you feel your muscles tighten up tell your self like you wrote above "it will be okay" but you have to believe yourself. Because money is an issue so you can't go see a doctor or a psychologist, you have to do this your self by talking to your self when you feel this way and tell your self that you don't want to feel this way and that everything in the end will turn out okay. And it will turn out okay because it's in your head and you have to learn to overcome it. you should try looking up techniques online to deal with anxiety and the other issues you are feeling. Hope this helps and that you are able to live a normal life (whatever normal is to you).Health Question & Answer



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