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Mental Health Support

XanaDUer2

(15,755 posts) Sun Oct 31, 2021, 08:09 PM Oct 2021

Feeling claustrophobic [View all]

I'm off work on disability. I spend time at home. I'm a homebody, but I get anxious and feel a bit claustrophobic at times. My apt is about 900 sq feet.

Just wondering if anyone else ever feels this way. I don't have a garden, unfortunately

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Feeling claustrophobic [View all] XanaDUer2 Oct 2021 OP

Since the pandemic I have been feeling this way sometimes. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #1

I go for bus rides or walks every day. ( microbuses are cheap in my area) Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #2

I'm stuck in the house. My car is at the mechanic's and the weather has been pretty miserable. Siwsan Oct 2021 #3

Same here. Feeling depressed today, but my cat just came and slept on my feet on the couch. He knows Walleye Oct 2021 #5

Do you have any pets? SheltieLover Oct 2021 #4

Hi yes, we have a cat XanaDUer2 Oct 2021 #7

Does cuddling with kitty help? SheltieLover Oct 2021 #9

Tiddles is a moody little sucker XanaDUer2 Nov 2021 #10

It depends on who you are. Mary in S. Carolina Oct 2021 #6

I also buy omelettes from my omelette master Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #8