It is indescribably strange to hear the mantra that usually spirals through your head during a panic attack become the title of a new government order.
But that's exactly what happened when Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti initiated "safer-at-home" on March 24, the quarantine guidelines telling Angelenos to combat the coronavirus outbreak by remaining indoors, avoiding all unnecessary social interaction, and only going outdoors for essentials.
As an agoraphobe (which for me manifests as a fear of crowds and public spaces) with social anxiety and panic disorder, "safer-at-home" is what I was built for. What I wasn't prepared for though was just how debilitating it would feel to watch my internal, irrational fears of imagined threats become everyone's external reality in facing a very real threat. While the rest of the world is struggling to believe in this terrifying post-pandemic world, those of us with anxiety disorders are struggling to maintain our disbelief in the apocalyptic scenarios we've always been waiting for. Read more...
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