I felt the exact same in terms of feeling more anxious when going back to normal and realising it had affected me more than I originally thought! I guess because the lockdown part of this year is how we feel most comfortable anyway, it’s never gonna be the part that causes the most anxiety for us! 😊
I hear you! I was exactly the same!!! I had been prescribed it for years and refused to take it, it was only when my life was really at stake and was kind of 'forced' by medical/crisis professionals. There is a huge part of me that doesn't want to be on medication - I came off the pill two years back for that very reason. It's something I feel strongly about in a lot of ways, so I totally get where you are coming from
I think emetophobia making you housebound because the core fear is different. The fear that is making you housebound is a different fear that makes someone agoraphobic housebound. Also, I still have agoraphobia but I’m no longer housebound so the housebound part of agoraphobia isn’t all of it 😊
@@laurensowter Thanks! It can be quite confusing because some specific phobias really mimic the restrictions that agoraphobics face like, lineups, public transport, theatres etc. Also, the symptoms of panic can include feeling sick or feeling urge to pee but if either of those is your entire focus, then it's likely a specific phobia and not agoraphobia which is what you are saying. thanks
Madeleine R no worries! You’re right it’s super confusing! I think there’s a lot of crossovers in terms of the behaviours we have/side effect because of both fears (being housebound is just a side effect of the fear because it gets to a point where you can’t leave, for both agoraphobia and emetophobia) but the diagnosis is about the actual fear itself and WHY you’re doing these things. I used to struggle to know if I had agoraphobia or claustrophobia as I struggled being in small places like lifts etc. But I believe claustrophobia is about a fear of not being able to breathe in a small space, whereas my fear stemmed from not being able to escape which is much more agoraphobia specific 😊
Yes please make a video on your dating experience with anxiety!!!
Amazing video and your hair looks AMAZING. Love you bunches! 💗
Ohhh you are too nice!!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 love YOU bunches! ❤
You have no idea how much your videos are helping me right now 🥺❤️
Love to you, Amelia. I hope you are doing okay.
I felt the exact same in terms of feeling more anxious when going back to normal and realising it had affected me more than I originally thought! I guess because the lockdown part of this year is how we feel most comfortable anyway, it’s never gonna be the part that causes the most anxiety for us! 😊
haha yes that's true!!
It took me a long time to feel “okay” with taking medication. I’m the kind of person that it’s okay if you take it, but I don’t want to.
I hear you! I was exactly the same!!! I had been prescribed it for years and refused to take it, it was only when my life was really at stake and was kind of 'forced' by medical/crisis professionals. There is a huge part of me that doesn't want to be on medication - I came off the pill two years back for that very reason. It's something I feel strongly about in a lot of ways, so I totally get where you are coming from
If you have emetophobia and the fear of it stops you leaving home, is that agorphobia? Or is it just emetophobia making you housebound?
I think emetophobia making you housebound because the core fear is different. The fear that is making you housebound is a different fear that makes someone agoraphobic housebound. Also, I still have agoraphobia but I’m no longer housebound so the housebound part of agoraphobia isn’t all of it 😊
@@laurensowter Thanks! It can be quite confusing because some specific phobias really mimic the restrictions that agoraphobics face like, lineups, public transport, theatres etc. Also, the symptoms of panic can include feeling sick or feeling urge to pee but if either of those is your entire focus, then it's likely a specific phobia and not agoraphobia which is what you are saying. thanks
Madeleine R no worries! You’re right it’s super confusing! I think there’s a lot of crossovers in terms of the behaviours we have/side effect because of both fears (being housebound is just a side effect of the fear because it gets to a point where you can’t leave, for both agoraphobia and emetophobia) but the diagnosis is about the actual fear itself and WHY you’re doing these things. I used to struggle to know if I had agoraphobia or claustrophobia as I struggled being in small places like lifts etc. But I believe claustrophobia is about a fear of not being able to breathe in a small space, whereas my fear stemmed from not being able to escape which is much more agoraphobia specific 😊