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I have had anxiety issues since I was very young. I'm 36 years old now and I am terrified to stay at home alone or drive alone. I will also not go anywhere with someone that I do not feel could "help" me in the event of an anxiety attack.This all started when I was about 18 and driving to my then boyfriend, now husband's house one night. He only lived about 3 miles from me but I had a horrible anxiety attack while driving there. It was night time and I was alone. I pulled off of the road and got out panicking trying to get someone to pull over to help me.I was so scared. Finally someone pulled over that I knew and helped me. The lady drove me in my car to his house and her boyfriend whom she was with followed us. I did not drive again for about a year. I had another panic attack driving from work one night a few years later and stopped driving alone again.That was many years ago and I will not do it. I have tried but when I get to the end of the driveway I start panicking. Also, I can only stay at home "alone" if my elderly grandma who lives beside us is at home (which she is pretty much housebound sadly so she is home the majority of the time). If she has to be taken to the doctor I have to find someone to come stay with me if my husband is at work, or I will go with her and my aunt and uncle who take her to the doctor.As you can imagine this is very disruptive to me and I feel like such a burden to my husband. I cry a lot due to it but do not know what to do to get better. Our area is limited with resources. Any suggestions?-
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