Feeling alone

[tryn2cope]

I am agoraphobic, I have OCD, PTSD, and anxiety and panic disorders. I am on many medications, but I feel so very alone and like nobody in my family and the one friend that I do have don't understand. I am constantly feeling left out and alone because I can't go outside and play with my kids. MY psychiatrist and therapist are trying new techniques and I am constantly having my medications changed or the dosages upped. I feel like I am a prisoner of my own home with no way out. I am hoping by going to these forums online, that it can kind of help me or just flat out help me have feeling of getting to or starting to get in touch with the outside world. My psychiatrist thought that getting involved in these online forums will help me feel like I am getting in touch with the outside world in some sense of the world. I am looking forward to hearing from everyone. I just hope that I can find  people that understand what I feel and what I am going through.

[nicknacks]

I too have simialr problems as you. I feel alone and there is no one who understands because I have tried talking to loads of my family and friends it took me years to get my fiancee to undersatnd and spent many years being told it was all in my head and I was being dramatic but this is as really as the computer Im typing on. I spoke to one of my counselors about this cause this really upset me and made it worse. He said you cant expect every one to understand because a lot of people have never went through or going through what you and I are experencing. At first I will be hnest with you I was taken back with the harshness of his comment but after I thought about it he was right. Also there is a lot of stigma attached to condtitions like this and because its not like a broken leg or a sickness that people can pick up on right away like a wheel chair a lot of people think your talking **** and doing it for attention. But what do they know! I think its a good idea your using this site and the computer but please be carefull you dont relie on it and use it as your only source of contact. I like to use this site to share advice and get advice and use it for day to day. Plus Iam comforted by the fact Im not alone. Regarding you medication Iam on diazpam and beatter blockers I chose not to do anti depressants. But I am a great believe in alternative therapies like message oils scents meditation and yoga. Having this condition as well I have learnt a few tricks of the trade and when I force myself to go out I take my comfort bag with me. Which is all the things I know I can use to calm me down like erm water cause i get a dry mouth when i panic and also a mp3 to drown out noise so I can focus etc. Also I im reading about diet and exercise. But every one is diffrent. I wish you all the best and please keep intouch. speak to you soon