So this has been an ongoing issue throughout my entire childhood I think, but I've only just sort of actually thought about it now. I (18f) don't leave my house unless I'm with someone else, like otherwise I just stay in my room with the door closed all day and maybe sometimes the rest of the house. I always assumed I didn't like leaving the house because I was lazy or just didn't want the anxiety of interacting with people alone at shops that Ive left the house to go to, but I feel like it's more than that. For example I often get a lot of stuff online and pick it up at the post office. I'm completely find getting driven down by my parents and going in myself to pick it up, but the idea of leaving the house by myself to walk up is just...eh I don't know, scary? This is the same for most things, I won't leave to go to shops that are a 30 second walk away or to the supermarket or just anywhere by myself. It feels kind of scary like it's a massive effort and something might happen like a stranger tries to speak to me or I get harassed or just something bad in general. I have no idea if this is just general anxiety, laziness or some kind of fear.

I also don't go places alone, for example if I'm in a shopping centre (mall) and I'm with my mum, friend or SO I hate it when they say something like "go look around while I go to X place" because there's just something so scary about being out alone in public and I don't have a human shield that can step in and save me if someone tries to talk with me or something happens