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My mother suffered from agoraphobia (fear of wide open spaces) for years. That was in her twenties and thirties, but she had me after that when she was forty-one. She was afraid to leave her house and talk on the phone, and she had social anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, she was bipolar, depressed..all of these different illnesses.
Ive inherited some things from her, but not all of them. And I have a sleep disorder.
Well school starts in a bit less than a week for me and Ill be in high school. I LOVE to go to amusement parks, shopping, the mall, carnivals..you name it. Well not carnivals theyre icky x]
But when Im in my house, I get nervous. Really really nervous. I might shake a bit and sometimes Ill cry. Its mostly when Im either in the kitchen or the family room..and itll seem like Im looking through a fisheye lens and the room feels sooo much bigger than it really is! So I usually have to spend my time in my bedroom or outside. I think I feel more comfortable cuddled up in my room with the lights down real low, or just in the computer room because theyre the smallest parts of the house. Is it possible that I inherited Agorophobia from my mom? If I did then why can I still go out in public? Oh but sometimes when Im out in public my eyes get real sleepy and I have to walk looking at the floor, though. (link)
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Dear Mother's Daughter:
I scariest part of living with a mental illness is the fear of passing it along to one of your children. Unfortunately it seems to me that you might have inherited some chemical imbalances from your mom that led to her being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. This, of course, does not imply that you have this disorder. Having symptoms and having manic depressive episodes are completely different.
Your fear of large rooms could very well be interpretted as a fear of not being able to know what's going on around you. If you can see the whole room, then nothing in the room can "get you," right? The same thing with a sleep disorder (assuming that you have trouble sleeping and are not just sleeping all the time). It's anxiety and nothing more at this point. Your doctor can probably help you to understand and control these feelings (with or without drugs).
Just listen to yourself and if your mind is going through a change, don't ignore it. Without help, my dear, things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. Let me know if I can help you in any way.
DRSilver
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