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Agoraphobia.
fifteen/ female
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.
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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.
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You cannot inherit agoraphobia, but you could have inherritted or just picked up on anxiety traits that are in your mum.
I was always a nervous child, and with some family memebers i was like you, scared, shakey, teary and just wanted to get away from them.
If you had agoraphobia you'd have a panick attack everytime you even thought of leaving the house, you sound like you have some social anxiety, which does need sorting out before you end up like me and not be able to spend any time with people.
I know it's you who asked the question, but i am going through all those mental illnesses right now that your mum went though (from age 17 and i'm now 24). Would it be possible for you to ask your mum how she overcame those things and led a normal life again? I'm getting out now but only for an hour at the weekend, i can cope with that and im building on it, but the social phobia is crippling as i cant spend time with mine or my partners family which causes alot of problems.
Sorry for asking you xxx
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You might have it but only to a certain degree. If I were you, consulting a doctor is in your best interest. They can diagnose you and possibly give you medication. It would also be useful for when and if in the future you decide to have children.
If you wait, it won't get better. This is a serious matter that won't just heal up and go away on its own.
The sooner you talk to a doctor, the better your life will be.
-KD/f/15
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I think the best thing to do is to go see a doctor because a doctor is gonna help you more than anyone on this website unless of course they are a doctor but there is a chance you might have inherited it but still go talk to a doctor.
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