[Anonymous]

im 21 years old. I have suffered severe anxiety since i was 16, I even got to the point i had slight agrophobia, only leaving the house once a week.

5 years on and ive recently finished 12 weeks of CBT.
It was life changing and ive finally got outside, but never on my own, always with someone.

I try to walk a bit on my own every other day when i build up enough confidence to leave the house on my own.

Im never on my own 24-7days a week, Someones always in or im out with someone.

Its Got to the point where im finding myself thinking whats the point anymore, My strength and will power is getting low.
Half of the time i feel like a ghost in my own home.
I just want to be out there and enjoying my life and having the ability to go where i want and on my own

Im begging for advice/help

[Shirts]

Hello mate, I'm 16 and I suffer from social anxiety, and have done for ages.

I am actually the complete opposite, I try to isolate myself from everyone, my friends, family, in my room, I get nervous when my sister talks to me even, it's pretty horrid.

I worry most about my future, I will never work in a public environment, what could I do?

I found the best way to deal with it so far - And you won't like this - AT ALL - Because I hate it when people say it to me, is too put your headphones in, listen to a song, and go do it alone. Go for a walk along the beach, enjoy the weather, I promise you this time next week things will look brighter.

Message me if you wanna chat with someone who, relatively, understands how you feel :-)

[MovingOn]

(Original post by Anonymous)
im 21 years old. I have suffered severe anxiety since i was 16, I even got to the point i had slight agrophobia, only leaving the house once a week.

5 years on and ive recently finished 12 weeks of CBT.
It was life changing and ive finally got outside, but never on my own, always with someone.

I try to walk a bit on my own every other day when i build up enough confidence to leave the house on my own.

Im never on my own 24-7days a week, Someones always in or im out with someone.

Its Got to the point where im finding myself thinking whats the point anymore, My strength and will power is getting low.
Half of the time i feel like a ghost in my own home.
I just want to be out there and enjoying my life and having the ability to go where i want and on my own

Im begging for advice/help

First of all, I just wanted to let you know you are not alone. I have OCD, and at the moment it's causing me to be totally dependent on my family. Like you, I very rarely go out and never alone.

You say your CBT has worked well for you, is this going to continue? There's no limit on how much treatment you can have, so if this course of therapy has ended I really think it would be useful for you to go back for more to work on building your skills to live independently.

It's normal to feel hopeless at times, but try to remember how much progress you have already made and how much you can make in the future. You sound like you want to get better which is half of the battle won.