Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: IBS and my social life

I hear everybody on here. I don't go on dates not because of the IBS, but because of the anxiety that IBS has brought upon me. I'm basically afraid of not being home. I have to go back to work this coming Monday after being off for 3 weeks and I'm completely stressing 'cause I'm going to have to go back on the subway again. I have friends that are always trying to fix me up on dates and I decline simply stating that I'm not into dating right now. I've missed out on my neice's 1st and 2nd birthday party, I'll be missing out on my nephew's 4th birthday party, and my other neice's 7th birthday party. Hell, with extreme effort, I've had to work up the nerve just to check my mail!

In addition to being an IT Specialist, I'm also a semipro pool player and I've stopped playing pool for a little over a year now because I simply can't concentrate and I just don't feel well. I was traveling a lot to different tournaments and the thought of hopping on a plane freaks me out.

I'm hoping that this "too shall pass" but I've been thinking that for over a year now. I think I need to start seeing a psychologist to deal with the agoraphobia that I think I've developed.

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Wendy IBS A thru Z
Taking it one day at a time...

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