Fear Of Leaving The House

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asked Dec 30, 2016 in Other- Health by Christeen (70,120 points)
I have a fear of leaving my house. I stay inside most of the day and do try and force myself outside at least a few times a week at night.

I only get out to check the mail at night and shop at my local walmart at night when the store isn't so busy.

How can I get over this fear of being out around people?

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answered Dec 30, 2016 by Typguy (180 points)
I've had this in the past...it seems to come and go for me. It started by me isolating for long periods of time, then I would develop a very real and intense fear of leaving the house at all.

What worked for me is taking it slow..."forcing" myself out, but not expecting too much. Like maybe a walk around the block; maybe going to the grocery store and giving myself permission to walk out without buying anything if the fear and panic got really bad.

Be patient with yourself and don't overdo it, but if you stay in it will only get worse.

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