As well as my E i'm also on medication for anxiety and depression - Zoloft. I used to think that the depression was the major problem and the anxiety was secondary to it but this morning I got to thinking perhaps it's the other way around. When i'm anxious about something I will often get depressed, it's like the anxiety fuels my depression if you know what I mean. Anyway, I get anxious about a lot of things in general but specifically I noticed that I have a number of phobias also
* Nyctophobia - fear of darkness
* acrophobia - fear of heights
* Arachnophobia - fear of spiders (not so bad now as it used to be)
* Bathmophobia - fear of stairs or steep slopes
* Dentophobia - fear of dentists (does anyone like the dentist)
* Hydrophobia - fear of water (mostly the beach and surf)
* Claustrophobia - fear of enclosed spaces
In all of these scenarios I will be likely to have some symptoms of anxiety/panic attack and I know that a lot has to do with either my E (as in the water and heights) or because I think my Mum passed a lot of her fears onto me. With heights though i'm okay if i'm in a tall building and even if I can see out the window or sit on the balcony (near the door) but I do not want to stand right near a glass window (even if closed) or look over the railing of a balcony. Even standing on my kitchen bench to clean the top of my cupboards freaks me out (although yes I am able to stand up there for a short amount of time before needing to take a breather).
So, I know that there is said to be a link between E and depression so I wonder if there is a link between it and anxiety as well, like does having E make one more prone to anxiety.
If others are happy to share what phobias do you have???? Or am I the only messed up one!!! LOL
* Nyctophobia - fear of darkness
* acrophobia - fear of heights
* Arachnophobia - fear of spiders (not so bad now as it used to be)
* Bathmophobia - fear of stairs or steep slopes
* Dentophobia - fear of dentists (does anyone like the dentist)
* Hydrophobia - fear of water (mostly the beach and surf)
* Claustrophobia - fear of enclosed spaces
In all of these scenarios I will be likely to have some symptoms of anxiety/panic attack and I know that a lot has to do with either my E (as in the water and heights) or because I think my Mum passed a lot of her fears onto me. With heights though i'm okay if i'm in a tall building and even if I can see out the window or sit on the balcony (near the door) but I do not want to stand right near a glass window (even if closed) or look over the railing of a balcony. Even standing on my kitchen bench to clean the top of my cupboards freaks me out (although yes I am able to stand up there for a short amount of time before needing to take a breather).
So, I know that there is said to be a link between E and depression so I wonder if there is a link between it and anxiety as well, like does having E make one more prone to anxiety.
If others are happy to share what phobias do you have???? Or am I the only messed up one!!! LOL