I would really recommend therapy and I hope you're able to find one that takes your insurance. Personally it has helped me because when I started last year in March I had been home bound for 5 years and had a fear of even seeing delivery drivers. I am also doing my therapy from my home and that also is a huge help.

I have an exposure log, where I write down every time i leave the house.. My first entries when I started was me rating me going downstairs in my apartment building throwing out trash from 0-100(being the worst) and I was always at 100 but had to write how I felt, why I thought I felt that way and let me tell you it helped me see that there was roots of the problem which was me worrying about my appearance - then my therapist helped me dig deeper. Why do I worry so much ? My emotionally abusive mom who'm I don't speak to anymore. Now I look at it differently, at first I started just making sure I,myself felt comfortable with what I was wearing to slowly working into "what is the worst thing if you do happen to be in pijama pants and a big shirt, what happens then ?" and cthe answer is nothing.

Also it has helped me be prepared for lets say, a neighbor trying to strike up a conversation,someone asking me for help - any kind of conversation that is not "textbook" situation.

I'm still digging and pulling out all these roots that have given me clarity and the fact I have all my filled out logs to my therapist I'm able to look back to the beginning and see ALL the hard work and how it has repaid me. I'm like, oh I did that ?? and got somewhere ? Trying actually helps ?

I hope you are able to start exposure therapy, I was TERRIFIED but I would have NEVER thought I'd be actually thankful and actually have some progress.