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Anxiety: can't organize oneself, and can't leave the house

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Does anyone else experience this? The anxiety grips the mind, and the prospect of going out, beyond the comfort of the home, is terrifying, particularly where there are lots of people. Some days I can cope really well with this, while on other days it takes ages to summon the mental energy to face my fears. And then I feel bad and demoralized, particularly if I am prevented from doing something important, like my voluntary work. But the anxiety is so strong that my free will is massively constrained, and I can't see beyond my anxiety.

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  • I worry about the effect on my physical health too. I eat a healthy diet, don't smoke etc, but my chronic anxiety is a lifestyle factor I can't control. I try to stay as relaxed as possible, and thankfully I am  a generally optimistic person. I can't help the fact I have an anxious temperament, but I have not let myself become  competely house-bound. I have support workers, and they help me to go on outings, and to do other normal things. I have made great progress in the last 5 years, when I went through a phase of never leaving the house, and I am hopeful that my anxiety will reduce still further by the time I am 30, although realistically speaking I will always have an anxious temperament.

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  • I worry about the effect on my physical health too. I eat a healthy diet, don't smoke etc, but my chronic anxiety is a lifestyle factor I can't control. I try to stay as relaxed as possible, and thankfully I am  a generally optimistic person. I can't help the fact I have an anxious temperament, but I have not let myself become  competely house-bound. I have support workers, and they help me to go on outings, and to do other normal things. I have made great progress in the last 5 years, when I went through a phase of never leaving the house, and I am hopeful that my anxiety will reduce still further by the time I am 30, although realistically speaking I will always have an anxious temperament.

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