agrophobia and social phobia - is there any help?

[Biglips]

as its my friends who had got both of it and had gone abit worse since her nan and uncle died (seperate natural deaths). I went to see her today as not heard from her for a long time as was hard to get hold of her. She got nno confidence to go out in the day time but is ok in the night time - she hates people looking at her even though she had model looks.

She is on ADS for the past 4 weeks and is feeling better than she was before

what other things can she do?

[Biglips]

xxx

[Lizalu]

Biglips - definately would have thought she needs some sort of counselling/therapy. She should talk to her gp about this.

There are lots of self help things she can do as well. There are online therapy programmes you can work through - I think mind does one but not sure. I would also just go down to the library and find some books on agrophobia.

Lifestyle things can also help lower the general background anxiety:
cut down alcohol, caffiene, nicotine
cut out sugar (blood sugar levels shooting up and down can make you feel edgy)
eat healthily and regularly to keep blood sugars stable
relaxation tapes
some sort of exercise, yoga, meditation or whatever shes into

I am no expert on agrophobia - my experience is of more generalised anxiety - but hope this helps a little.

[Biglips]

aww thanks liz...

she had been to the docs and she is on ADs 10mg atm so this is her first step...as ive known her for nearly 4 yrs..i find it when she is stressed it kicked off her agrophobia and social phobia too. Her BF is no help as he thinks she should open the curtains and go out just like that. She is also pining for her flat as she and her bf got a rented house but its not doing her any good cos the house is in a local town centre and there is too many people..but her BF doesnt wants to move and she feels comfy in her flat cos its quiet and high up from the ground..