I've been with my gf 18 months. She suffers from agoraphobia and is heavily dependent on her mum. She's unable to go into busy/open/enclosed places, nor travel a long way from home.
She's made a lot of progress which coincides with when we started going out, so it seems I'm making a good impact on her life and enabling her to be happier than she has been for years.
I love her more than anything and always want to be there for her. I don't try to force her to do things she's not comfortable with, and I'm prepared to be with her even if she doesn't overcome the agoraphobia. But I can find it hard to deal with her anxiety, to understand why she's unable to do things, and I'm ever hopeful she'll be able to overcome it.
She tried therapy a few years ago without success and hasn't tried it since, I've mentioned it to her a few times but I can't force her to do it. She feels bad and guilty about the agoraphobia, and she doesn't want to prevent me from doing the things I enjoy.
Anyone have any advice on how I can support her more and be more understanding? Be more accepting of her condition?
She's made a lot of progress which coincides with when we started going out, so it seems I'm making a good impact on her life and enabling her to be happier than she has been for years.
I love her more than anything and always want to be there for her. I don't try to force her to do things she's not comfortable with, and I'm prepared to be with her even if she doesn't overcome the agoraphobia. But I can find it hard to deal with her anxiety, to understand why she's unable to do things, and I'm ever hopeful she'll be able to overcome it.
She tried therapy a few years ago without success and hasn't tried it since, I've mentioned it to her a few times but I can't force her to do it. She feels bad and guilty about the agoraphobia, and she doesn't want to prevent me from doing the things I enjoy.
Anyone have any advice on how I can support her more and be more understanding? Be more accepting of her condition?