Struggling to leave house

TheHillOfDoom

Something happened to me over the weekend. I came back on Sunday. I left the house on Monday and had a bit of a panic attack. It's now Thursday and I can't see myself leaving the house at all. If I leave the house, I have to pass by where I almost died. What in God's name am I going to do?

Eircom_Sucks

TheHillOfDoom wrote: »

Something happened to me over the weekend. I came back on Sunday. I left the house on Monday and had a bit of a panic attack. It's now Thursday and I can't see myself leaving the house at all. If I leave the house, I have to pass by where I almost died. What in God's name am I going to do?

face it

if you avoid it you will create a fear of said place and the longer you leave it the harder it will get

trust me i've had anxiety / panic attacks for 18 years , if i could change one thing it would be how i handled the first attack

just do it , anticipation of the fear is worst than the fear itself

TheHillOfDoom

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

face it

if you avoid it you will create a fear of said place and the longer you leave it the harder it will get

trust me i've had anxiety / panic attacks for 18 years , if i could change one thing it would be how i handled the first attack

just do it , anticipation of the fear is worst than the fear itself

Thanks. I can ****ing do this. I know I can. Nae bastard is going to better me.

Stheno

TheHillOfDoom wrote: »

Thanks. I can ****ing do this. I know I can. Nae bastard is going to better me.

Do it with someone with you.

Don't be afraid of feeling bad, you probably will but having someone there will help.

TheHillOfDoom

I'll do it tomorrow. I need to go to the shops tomorrow. I know I can bloody do it. I'm not usually a drama queen for non-events. Thanks people. I will report back tomorrow on my return!!!!!

TheHillOfDoom

Stheno wrote: »

Do it with someone with you.

Don't be afraid of feeling bad, you probably will but having someone there will help.

My Mum told me to do it with my boyfriend. I need to be able to do it on my own. I can not depend on having my boyfriend with me every time I leave the house. I need to do it on my own.

Juxtapose

It's fine to go with someone the first time, then it will be easier on your own. Whatever works.

Staying away from things creates fear. Facing it head on will help, despite the nervous/anxious thoughts.

Best of luck.

Juxtapose

Juxtapose wrote: »

It's fine to go with someone the first time, then it will be easier on your own. Whatever works.

Staying away from things creates fear. Facing it head on will help, despite the nervous/anxious thoughts.

Best of luck.

This isn't always the case. It depends on whether or not the person is suffering from trauma and how much.

OP, the other poster's here are advising you with the best of intentions but please tread carefully. You may need a therapist to help you through this time.

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OP I assume this is related to your other post about your drink being spiked and the results for you and your boyfriend.
As has been suggested elsewhere, you really need to get professional help to deal with the effects of what happened. Its obviously effected you very deeply.

TheHillOfDoom

I know that I need to. I rang Samaritans last night which was a whole lot of uselessness. I have no idea how to go about accessing help here.

Ursus Horribilis

Perhaps get in contact with a GP and work from there? Or something from here? http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/pages/free-therapy-or-counselling.aspx

eviltwin

TheHillOfDoom wrote: »

I know that I need to. I rang Samaritans last night which was a whole lot of uselessness. I have no idea how to go about accessing help here.

Samaritans are just a listening service, they are non directive so they can't help as such. I'd strongly suggest you contact your gp and link in with a counselling service in your area. What happened to you was traumatic, it's natural to have a fear of being outside again but if you don't get help soon you could end up with more serious problems. Don't let the individual who drugged you take your freedom and peace of mind.

TheHillOfDoom

eviltwin wrote: »

Samaritans are just a listening service, they are non directive so they can't help as such. I'd strongly suggest you contact your gp and link in with a counselling service in your area. What happened to you was traumatic, it's natural to have a fear of being outside again but if you don't get help soon you could end up with more serious problems. Don't let the individual who drugged you take your freedom and peace of mind.

We have just moved here. It was literally our first day in a new address. My GP is in West London. I will need to leave the house to register with a new GP. I still can't leave the house. I keep having flashbacks of clawing the walls and trying to crawl. I have cuts on my elbows and knees from trying to crawl. I am so afraid. I'm so afraid that someone could try to kill you for no reason. I can't find a new doctor without leaving here. I still haven't left the house/flat.

eviltwin

TheHillOfDoom wrote: »

We have just moved here. It was literally our first day in a new address. My GP is in West London. I will need to leave the house to register with a new GP. I still can't leave the house. I keep having flashbacks of clawing the walls and trying to crawl. I have cuts on my elbows and knees from trying to crawl. I am so afraid. I'm so afraid that someone could try to kill you for no reason. I can't find a new doctor without leaving here. I still haven't left the house/flat.

Tomorrow contact your local NHS health centre. If you can't reach them contact Victim Support. It's 0808 1689 111 and is a 24 hour service. They can offer you support over the phone and they won't pressure you to report it to police. They should also be able to give you local numbers of counselling services in your area to get you face to face help. I can appreciate its overwhelming trying to do all this at such a difficult time but take one step at a time. You can come through this but you have to be proactive and reach out.

TheHillOfDoom

Well news. I went out. There was a guy beside where I was found, (bottom of a block of flats). I said to him that I almost died last Sunday night and he said 'no no no' and I said that somebody called an ambulance for me and saved my life and I wanted to just thank them so he said 'thank you'. Anyway, I'm able to leave now I think.

Merkin

Glad your issue has been resolved; consequently I'll close the thread. Good luck.