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My 6 year old won’t go to the bathroom at school. Its been almost 2 months and he’s gone maybe a handful of times. He says its because its not fun (which I assumed meant boring), but he does have anxiety so maybe I should explore that.
I have lots of little quirks. I too, have a definite order to loading the grocery belt. I even have an order to shopping (dry goods, bakery, produce, dairy, deli, butcher, freezer), and if I miss something, 60% of the time I won’t go back to get it. And I have also directed the bagger/cashier how to bag my groceries, even though I’ve loaded them on the belt in rhe proper order, they seem to grab them randomly (it drives me nuts). Though I too hate bagging it myself, it just takes too long.
Also you should see me pick out produce. It gets sooo over examined, I probably spend at least half of my time in produce.
If I gotta go I gotta go, but if I do anything gross while someone else is in there I listen to hear where they’re at and either wait till they’re gone or rush out so they won’t see me.
I get panic in elevators. I used to walk up 8 flights at my grandmothers. My brother lives on the 38th floor so I can’t do much about that so I hold the bar and lean against the wall and focus on my breathing trying to stay concious. I won’t go on an airplane because if I can’t handle a 2 minute elevator ride what will happen on a 2 hour flight.
I can’t load the dishwasher if the sink is full of dirty dishes. I’ll leave it for my husband (which is insane because I’m home with the kids).
One definition I read of agoraphobia was avoidance of spaces or situations for fear of panic attacks.
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