https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/agoraphobic-with-dpd/m-p/615717#M35016 <P>I don't have agoraphobia so if I get this wrong I apologise but when I am all "peopled out" I watch YouTube videos of people Wingsuit Flying.&nbsp; They are only short which helps as I don't have the greatest attention span, but it seems to stop that downward descent for me.&nbsp; I'd suggest giving the news a miss.&nbsp; It's not real anymore.&nbsp; There are a lot of distorted people in the world but not as many as the news makes out.&nbsp; Most people are like us I think.&nbsp; Just ordinary people trying to get by.&nbsp; I believe healthy social interactions are really important but I feel quality alone time is just as valuable.&nbsp; I found I spent way to much time being anxious about feelings of failing and what others thought of me.&nbsp; My break from this is pretending I am a child.&nbsp; I put music on and just "dance" with no inhibition,&nbsp; Just like a kid would!&nbsp; Sounds silly saying it ATM but for me it really works!&nbsp;</P><P>As for others who do things I deplore, like racists, I know they are the way they are because they have problems too.&nbsp; They deal with them in unhealthy ways.&nbsp; I know the only way forward that works is together so I don't try to change them,&nbsp; I show them me, being happy, unconcerned with adult life, having fun and laughing like I'm 5.&nbsp; It's easier than considering the self destructive option I still sometimes consider, but once I get to the part where I can laugh at the silliness of being me, I go to a better state mentally and find I make better choices.&nbsp; Although I still love Chocolate!&nbsp; &nbsp;</P> Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:29:15 GMT E_B_just_trying 2025-11-22T22:29:15Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/agoraphobic-with-dpd/m-p/615707#M35010 <P>i'm new in here...but i have had agoraphobia and DPD for a long time...</P><P>sometimes i get angry with annoying people and it affects my mood...</P><P>i wish i didn't meet annoying people...then i wouldn't get so angry...</P><P>Australia is so stuffed up right now...that is depressing as well...</P><P>i try not to watch the news....all rubbish ...lately about the CFMEU and that...</P><P>before that the Neo Nazis....i wish they didn't exist..racists should be deported</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:18:27 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/agoraphobic-with-dpd/m-p/615707#M35010 Guest_28905738 2025-11-22T09:18:27Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/agoraphobic-with-dpd/m-p/615717#M35016 <P>I don't have agoraphobia so if I get this wrong I apologise but when I am all "peopled out" I watch YouTube videos of people Wingsuit Flying.&nbsp; They are only short which helps as I don't have the greatest attention span, but it seems to stop that downward descent for me.&nbsp; I'd suggest giving the news a miss.&nbsp; It's not real anymore.&nbsp; There are a lot of distorted people in the world but not as many as the news makes out.&nbsp; Most people are like us I think.&nbsp; Just ordinary people trying to get by.&nbsp; I believe healthy social interactions are really important but I feel quality alone time is just as valuable.&nbsp; I found I spent way to much time being anxious about feelings of failing and what others thought of me.&nbsp; My break from this is pretending I am a child.&nbsp; I put music on and just "dance" with no inhibition,&nbsp; Just like a kid would!&nbsp; Sounds silly saying it ATM but for me it really works!&nbsp;</P><P>As for others who do things I deplore, like racists, I know they are the way they are because they have problems too.&nbsp; They deal with them in unhealthy ways.&nbsp; I know the only way forward that works is together so I don't try to change them,&nbsp; I show them me, being happy, unconcerned with adult life, having fun and laughing like I'm 5.&nbsp; It's easier than considering the self destructive option I still sometimes consider, but once I get to the part where I can laugh at the silliness of being me, I go to a better state mentally and find I make better choices.&nbsp; Although I still love Chocolate!&nbsp; &nbsp;</P> Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:29:15 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/welcome-and-orientation/agoraphobic-with-dpd/m-p/615717#M35016 E_B_just_trying 2025-11-22T22:29:15Z