by Megan Barrow | Jan 26, 2018 | Agoraphobia, Anxiety, What is Agoraphobia Recovery
It was the Australia Day long-weekend and I was away with my Mum at our beach house escape. But with Australia Day comes people wanting to enjoy their last public holiday of Summer before the school year begins. The quiet haven is disrupted by swarms of families and...
by Megan Barrow | Jan 6, 2018 | Agoraphobia, Anxiety
This post originally appeared on 9 Now titled “How does someone with anxiety film a 60 Minutes story on anxiety?” It was no ordinary Friday morning and my body was reacting. I’d had little sleep the past two nights and felt like not butterflies or...
by Megan Barrow | Jan 1, 2018 | Agoraphobia, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Recovery Tips
The start of a new year is always a time for renewed hope and a fresh start. It’s a significant date that many of us hold out for to make big changes to our life. When you have agoraphobia – anxiety and panic attacks that debilitate your life – I will bet your new...
by Megan Barrow | Jun 18, 2017 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Recovery Tips
I read many, many books on anxiety recovery when I was agoraphobic. But, one major tool that was never suggested for my anxiety tool kit was distraction. That is til I met my amazing psychiatrist who was always preparing me with a distraction plan before each exposure...
by Megan Barrow | Jun 12, 2017 | Agoraphobia, Anxiety, Recovery Tips
It was week 3 into a self imposed weekly blogging commitment and I was sick. I’d been vomiting and my stomach felt shredded; I was exhausted. Fair excuse to not fulfill my commitment? The next week I still wasn’t feeling great, but had every intention to write....
