I get lost...everywhere. Like I’m not exaggerating. It’s to the point that I’m 27 years old and I am terrified of going to new places, or even places I have been with others but on my own. 
I have had too many panic attacks to count because of being lost and having no idea where to go. I am a substitute teacher which means I’m in different schools every day: it’s a nightmare. Getting to the schools (even the ones I am at quite frequently) takes so much concentration, and once inside, I spend so much time staring at the map they provide just to figure out how to use the restroom or reheat my lunch. I have given myself bladder problems from being too afraid to leave the room to pee because I don’t know if I’ll be able to make it back in time for class.

I know this probably sounds silly and trivial but it’s holding me back in life so much. I don’t do anything that I don’t have to outside of my home because of fear and anxiety about how to get there. I even talked to a therapist about it once when I was seeing one, and she looked at me like I was weird for bringing it up in therapy.

Is this possibly related to mental illness? I have never been diagnosed with dyslexia but I’m pretty sure I have that too because I’ve struggled with reading forever (sometimes I start reading in the center of the page and get so confused that I forget to go back to the beginning...it’s a mess. My husband sometimes has to read menus to me). I have wondered if my direction issue could have to do with that? 

Sort of just venting, but all suggestions and solidarity are welcome.