Fear of the ordinary

[DNC24]

Does anyone else get fearful of ordinary things/situations?

I have panic attacks even just going to the store for milk. I'll do it, but I have to psych myself into it and my heart is racing the entire time.

 

[Jumpinbare]

I am always paranoid when in public that someone will (accidentally or intentionally) touch me, or I will bump into someone.

 

[SusanLR]

I've had anxiety disorder, panic attacks and agoraphobia most of my life, starting at age 13.
It became less intense with age. Then at age 56, life circumstances forced me to go out and do things in public and drive farther alone than I ever had before.

When I was left with no family, I moved in with someone I had known a few years as a friend.
He had no tolerance for any of this as he considered it a weakness.
Trying to not let what I was feeling show was the hardest thing I've done, but I survived and the exposure therapy it gave me slowly started giving me control.
Now I never really have panic attacks.

A true example of sink or swim.

 

[DNC24]

A true example of sink or swim.

Funny thing is I KNOW that I can swim, but I still lack the confidence to dive in, even with things I've done many times before. For instance, next week I am taking a trip by train that will involve a few stops and changes. Even though I have done it many times before, I am still absolutely terrified and will be writing a thoroughly detailed list of instructions.

 

[Natali]

I don't fear ordinary situations, but fear that they can be non-ordinary ones, and it makes me nervous.

 

[KevinMao133]

Does anyone else get fearful of ordinary things/situations?

I have panic attacks even just going to the store for milk. I'll do it, but I have to psych myself into it and my heart is racing the entire time.

Yes

I’m scared of going outside, especially socializing. Social anxiety, trust issues, I don’t like going outside

Also the fear of messing up my flow, something I don’t like

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

I don't fear ordinary situations, but fear that they can be non-ordinary ones, and it makes me nervous.

This captures much of my personal experience with fear in ordinary situations. At certain times in my life ordinary things spun way out of control in unpredictable ways.