Social Anxiety and Agoraphobia.

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I thought as the months went on this was a symptom that would be getting better? I'm almost 2 months off and still feel that it's hard to work with my employees and talk to my customers. I always want to run home and find myself avoiding everyone at all costs. Is this normal? When does this seem to lift?

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Hey Beamer - I am 4 months off and I am getting windows and waves of this.  When the cog fog lifts and symptoms lessen, I find I have normalcy to go out to the store, shop - no agoraphobia.  Then - I still get hit with this, however - and it's back. I try to realize that it's just a part of healing. I have no idea why it happens because I have never been agoraphobic or had social anxiety in my life!  And it makes no sense, because there isn't anything I'm really able to say I'm afraid of, but my guess is that the brain is just in a state of organic fear. And since things seem "off", it's a time that a creature would rather hide and hover under the covers. I have heard many, many buddies say it is normal, it passes, and that it's gone as healing continues.  Hang in there.  I know it's not fun, but hopefully this post helps you realize that it's normal and that it's not the new you. It's a process as our brains go through recovery. 

Hang in there! Your'e doing great!  A lot of healing is going on - and evne though I know you're probably not wishing you were at work, the times will start to open up soon where you'll have windows - and then you'll be so excited to just pass the day away at work where distraction is guaranteed.

;)Parker