can you have agoraphobia without panic disorder?
i had 2 panic attacks in my life
the very first one i experienced was smoking weed (i was supper high and didnt know what the hell was happening to me. i felt feelings of derealization. so i freaked out)
the second one i had because i felt extremely full after eating alot of junk food and i began to feel a shortness of breath and felt like i couldnt breath (the truth was i could breath, but i started freaking out so bad i felt light headed and it gave me a sense of derealization again)
i went to multiple doc’s and they ran several test
the results showed i had NOTHING physically wrong with me
i am currently seeing a psychologist, which has helped.
but i am just curious,
is it possible to have agoraphobia without panic disorder?
because i DO NOT have recurring panic attacks,
and they DO NOT just come out of the blue
i feel extremely safe when i am around people or school because i feel i have the support of my dad (who also works at my school) and my counselors if anything were to happen.
the problem is being alone.
i dont like being alone becuase i feel if i start to have a panic, then no one will be there to help me.
and i hate that feeling.
i would ALWAYS, ALWAYS like to be alone before my episodes of panic.
i do not feel the triggers of panic because i am around people the majority of the time, but i want to shake this cuz i want to be alone again and stop bugging people.
any help?
i havent been able to go out lately and party or drink cuz i fear that i will start feeling the symptoms of panic..
it sucks cuz i really want to go outt but i always end up staying stuck with my parents.. :/
Well, I have to say, panic attacks ALWAYS come "just out of the blue". You say yours don’t… maybe you’re confused with anxiety attacks?
Anxiety attacks are always caused by something. Maybe because you’re nervous or uneasy or scared about something… But panic attacks are purely spontaneous and uncontrollable.
Of course you can be agoraphobic without suffering from panic attacks. People with agoraphobia fear going into open places because they’re afraid of potentially having a panic attack. Which is silly, because if they DID go outside, they would most likely have an anxiety attack do to their own fear. Not panic attack. But, just because they’re scared to go outside doesn’t mean they have panic attacks. I can’t say I’ve ever heard the 2 lumped together.
Sorry, I’m slightly annoyed by people assuming that panic attacks and anxiety attacks are the same thing. They have distinct differences, and assuming that they’re the same downplays the seriousness of panic attacks… people don’t understand how uncontrollable and extreme they are.
Good luck!
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Comment from So far from where you are
Time January 12, 2010 at 4:11 am
Well, I have to say, panic attacks ALWAYS come "just out of the blue". You say yours don’t… maybe you’re confused with anxiety attacks?
Anxiety attacks are always caused by something. Maybe because you’re nervous or uneasy or scared about something… But panic attacks are purely spontaneous and uncontrollable.
Of course you can be agoraphobic without suffering from panic attacks. People with agoraphobia fear going into open places because they’re afraid of potentially having a panic attack. Which is silly, because if they DID go outside, they would most likely have an anxiety attack do to their own fear. Not panic attack. But, just because they’re scared to go outside doesn’t mean they have panic attacks. I can’t say I’ve ever heard the 2 lumped together.
Sorry, I’m slightly annoyed by people assuming that panic attacks and anxiety attacks are the same thing. They have distinct differences, and assuming that they’re the same downplays the seriousness of panic attacks… people don’t understand how uncontrollable and extreme they are.
Good luck!
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Comment from Tracy
Time January 12, 2010 at 4:20 am
Pray to God, Pray to Jesus to help you.
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Comment from Lady Gamer
Time January 12, 2010 at 5:00 am
You say that you do not have recurring panic attacks, yet if you "start to have a panic", no one will be there to help you?
I am confused. If you have panic that you are afraid will lose control in public situations, it seems to me that it is a bit of panic disorder as well. Maybe you’re downplaying your panic a little bit?
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Comment from wilgrodin
Time January 12, 2010 at 5:41 am
From what I have seen, it is panic attacks that cause agoraphobia. A person has a panic attack, many times in a church or some other crowded place and associates the attack with the place it occurred, So. he or she avoids that place. After a while of having panic attacks the person starts to avoid so may places he or she will go nowhere.
"Weed" as you say, is big contributor to panic and agoraphobia, stay away from it. It isn’t the grass that used to be around in the 60′s. Today’s stuff really triggers the adrenaline glands. To anyone the least bit sensitive to the tricks adrenaline plays on the mind, it will cause panic attacks for sure.
Let this thing pass. Don’t fear the adrenaline flow, that is what makes panic out of ordinary nervousness. You’ll beat it if you don’t fight it. But please, no more weed. That stuff will destroy any progress you will make.
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http://www.stopanxietystoppanic.com
Comment from Jenn D
Time January 12, 2010 at 3:59 am
yes agoraphobia means you dont like leaving home. you stay inside all day, more severe casses are when you dont like crowds or fresh air..
you dont need to panick you just need to feel uneasy and avoid
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