I joined their website yesterday and have volunteered myself to help others
facing issues with their mental health, like anxiety and all the phobias that
come along with that, agoraphobia, panic attacks, claustrophobia etc.
They just sent me a question from someone who suffers, like me, with
agoraphobia.
I was only going to tick a box that "Yes" this has happened to me and add a
small comment. Then something took me over and I found myself getting all
passionate about Gremlins. Yes you read that correct, I said Gremlins, read on
to find out what I said.
Note, what I said is a bit random and raw, but I wanted to post my answer here
too because I think it will really help you if you are suffering with mental
health issues, especially agoraphobia.
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Lily1566 asked: Does anyone else get super nauseous from their
anxiety? I had horrible anxiety out of no where for no reason today and
felt sick and on edge for the rest of the day. This happens when I get
really bad anxiety and I’m on the verge of having an anxiety attack. I
end up having anxiety for the rest of the day and don’t feel good.
Totally. The Agoraphobia-Gremlins (as I call them) which keep the
irrational fear thoughts alive in your mind, tend to send their anxiety
signals down to your nerves in your stomach (remember the brain and
stomach are connected) and so feeling sick is perfectly normal when your
gremlins are running your mind ragged with stress and worry.
For me, those gremlins (yeah I know this whole gremlin thing sounds weird)
also have tried to embed their hold on me further, over the years, by
making me have emetophobia (a fear of being sick).
What is the cure?
You have to solidify the irrational fear in your head as anything that
makes sense to you, like "Gremlins" or "Irrational Fear Monsters"...
whatever... define them into something which you can maintain your
awareness of, so whenever you feel their voice rising in your head, you
can immediately weaken their power by confidently telling them to be
quiet. Yes that sounds really crazy right? But it works.
The moment you realise that your irrational fears (basically fears that
most people can face without harm but you cannot) are just that,
irrational, then you start to find you win the battle over them and their
voices quieten down to give you some peace.
The only way to defeat agoraphobia is to face it head on.
Nobody wants to ever hear that because it is much easier to
withdraw into your comfort zone and listen to those Gremlins who will tell
you anything to stay in your comfort zone and keep them alive.
Take this one step at a time.
The first step is to tell your gremlins to take a hike whenever you feel
sick.
If you feel sick then try staying with the feeling, exaggerate the
feeling, even better if you actually do throw up one day and realise that
being sick is just "being sick" - in fact - the irony is, usually after you throw you actually feel awesome and relieved.
Plus, I see my dog throw up weekly, she tries to eat it back up! LOL! In other
words she doesn't sit their worrying for days. She was sick, who cares,
move on (don't get me wrong I do care and empathise).
If, like me, you are also conscious if you are outside and you worry what
others will think about you throwing up, don't worry at all because people
carry on with their lives even if you throw up on their lap - the point is
- you need to carry on with your life.
Act like my dog and just live life without care.
I realise this was a long and probably may seem a bit OVER THE TOP reply
but I am determined to help people cure themselves and quickly.
Take care today.
Author: Christian Jacques Bennett*
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