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20 years ago 0 +0 / -0 13

[i]I can so relate to the walking thing~[/i] I work for an attorney and we often have to walk across the street, as I walk through the cross walk I struggle the entire way mostly just hoping a greyhound bus will hit me, funny as it sounds I do it because I'm afraid they are staring at me which you know they are just because your in front of them, but I fear that I will fall in front of their car and they will laugh point and make a big scene. Good luck I haven€™t really found any way to over come it but I can relate. I mostly just run to get it over with. Preston

20 years ago 0 +0 / -0 138

Marvel, in answer to your questions I am 36, I do work and I am doing so-so. For the most part I do not suffer anxiety/panic on an everyday basis. I go through extended periods of time where I am ok and then something will happen and I will go through a period of time, anywhere from a day to a couple of months, where I battle the anxiety/panic. Although I have faced times where I have desperately wanted to say in my home I have never allowed myself to do this for fear that I would become trapped there by panic. If you do not already have a therapist or take meds Marvel you should see someone quickly. Many people have specific phobias that they can overcome through desensitization and other methods. I wish you the best of luck!!! Rachele

20 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

hi neil, this is exactly the feeling which i'am having .i too feel i must go and hide in some safe place where no1 can see me. i jus cant imagine falling off in front of others with others looking at me.i cant bear the embarrassment. because of this i'am not even able to go to work. its soo nice that u have overcoem this problem.

20 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

hi rachele, how r u? well what r u doing now working/student?what is ur age? do u have any problem in work places? well generally when i have to pass across a group of people especially men ,i fear soo much that instead of passing them i'll return back or i'll choose another path. i find this very silly ,but i'am not able to overcome this problem. i'am house bound most of the time.i walk only thru silent streets.

20 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

well have u totally overcome this now? well i'am not ablr to go for work because of this. r u under any medication? what r u working as?

20 years ago 0 +0 / -0 138

Good morning Marvel. As a young girl I had very bad anxiety around crossing roads, although I didn€™t realize at the time that it was anxiety. I can now cross roads alone but I still dislike it. For me it is not fear of open spaces exactly but the thought that there is a lot to pay attention to in crossing the road and something may come out of nowhere and hurt me. I remember when I went to college there was a four lane road in between me and the school, I needed my mother with me for a week before I could cross that road. After she left I chose the quietest place to cross even though it wasn€™t the closest. I have desensitized myself to crossing them through time. It sounds like this type of therapy would probably work for you too. I hope you find something that helps. Rachele

20 years ago 0 +0 / -0 99

Oh and adding to that, YES I very much fear open places such as the bridges and tunnels and such. If the bridge is 3 miles wide and I have to walk it, I will have a full blown panic attack. I do not do well on vacations.....

20 years ago 0 +0 / -0 99

Well, I live in Houston....so you don't have to be a panic person to fear walking alone!!!!! lol I don't fear falling or tripping but I do fear other people around me. If someone is walking toward me, immediately I start to get anxious. I could very easily be home bound if I allowed myself. The one thing that keeps me out is the fact I have a job and when I am there I feel fine. It is outside of work that I do my biggest battles.

20 years ago 0 +0 / -0 15

Hello Marvil,yep I've had that one,was it a sensation like you were unsteady and were going to fall over along with 'something bad'was going to happen?I found that I felt kind of exposed in open spaces i.e. crossing bridges or walking across a big field, I read that this could be due to feeling like there was no hiding place if you needed to escape quickly.Escape from what though?For me I was trying to escape from the panicky feelings that I had inside, which my brain was telling me was due to the open space,when really it was'nt.It was my anxiety disorder trying to rationalise that fear =open spaces. After taking it slowly and building up my confidence bit by bit it began to disappear as I hope it will for you too. Good luck... Neil.

20 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5

does any1 have the fear of walking in public places ,crossing roads .i seriously can't think of doing that .i feel i'am going to fall off causing an embarssement in front of everyone .i hate to cross a road if any1 is around .i fear to walk in open spaces. i would like to know if any1 has this kind of fear.

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