Getting out of the house

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I get so nervous when I have to leave the house that I would rather just not go anywhere. I don't know what caused my anxiety but I think I started to change around the time that 9/11 happened. Even though I don't live in New York, seeing those images for months after just really hit me. I don't even like calling anyone on the phone because I get real nervous and start shaking. I've pretty much closed myself off to the world and I know it's not healthy but I have no idea how to get myself out of this bubble. I want to make friends and to be able to go outside for walks with my kids. I've tried therapy but that didn't work to well. The therapist just wanted to medicate me rather than help me.