Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is a very complex phobia usually manifesting itself as a collection of inter-linked phobias… more
Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia is usually defined as the irrational fear of confined spaces. It can be rational to fear being trapped… more
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
This can be defined as a disorder in which the sufferer feels in a constant state of high anxiety… more
Panic attacks / Panic disorder
When panic attacks are experienced out of the blue without an apparent trigger, this is classified as panic disorder…. more
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is an anxiety disorder which may develop following exposure to any one of a variety of traumatic events… more
Social Phobia / Social Anxiety Disorder
This disorder is often expressed as a fear of being the centre of attention, or of others noticing the sufferer’s anxious behaviour… more
Toilet Phobia
Toilet Phobia can affect anyone at any time and ranges from a mild disruption through to a significant disruption of daily life… more
Specific / Simple Phobias
A phobia is an irrational fear of an object/situation etc. that would not normally trouble most people… more
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Reading this website and your comments have helped me feel not alone and that I am not going mad. In the past year my life has been the best it has been in a while with a new career and debts paid off, however I find myself shaking and becoming paranoid with people seeing me shake and it is hard to say your cold in the summer. I get anxious leaving the house and talking to people feeling like I am constantly being judged. I have had panic attacks which I never used to have and feel like an idiot because I felt like I was dying at the time, every twinge is a heart attack my heart is racing and i constantly feel like I do not deserve what I have got and that it will be taking away at any minute. However I am working on this and am taking one step at a time. Reading this website has helped me pinpoint my symptoms. Thankyou x x
My mam keeps saying it would be a good idea if I went to see someone because I’m always going on about irrational fears. She’s said this many times over the years but we’ve never actually done anything about it. I’m 19 now and have always been affraid of most things for as long as I can remember. According to my parents, even when I was very small, if there was a dog near by I’d stiffen up. There’s never a day where I dont feel anxiety about something. Generally its when I’m made to go outside because I always skits out that something bad will happen to me. I’m fine with being left alone in the house as long as it’s during the day, but once its dark and Im alone, I get very anxious. I have a thing that when its dark, all windows must be covered. If not, I worry someone is watching me and I cant see them. I also have an issue with mirrors, I always hurry past them at night incase I see something or someone in it that shouldnt be there. My mind is always running through bad things that could happen no matter where I am and I also have to work out what to do if it happened. I know it sounds irrational and people always think I’m being silly but I dont know how to feel calm about things. I often get very down because whoever I’m with at the time gets frustrated that I cant let it go.