Hi, I haven't posted here before but I have just found this on the web.

For many years now I have found it very hard, if not impossible to travel further than a certain distance from home unless my husband goes with me.

I lost the ability to drive 2 years ago because I had such severe panic attacks at the wheel that I became dangerous on the road.

I can't go and visit my family in London because I can't even think about travelling from Southampton, where I live to Waterloo Station without sweating, shaking and feeling sick. And as for the Underground, I can't even go there!

I am so scared that this phobia will close down my life completely. I also unfortunately suffer from social phobia which makes it hard for me to be around groups of people. I am trying to find email counselling because I can't travel alone.

Has anyone got any helpful suggestions on starting to overcome agoraphobia?