Agoraphobia Is An Anxiety Disorder
Agoraphobia is one of the anxiety disorders. It is generally preceded by panic attacks that turn into a panic disorder. It's estimated that 1 in 3 people with a panic disorder will develop agoraphobia.
When a person has many panic attacks and starts adjusting their lifestyle because of it, which is understandable, it becomes a panic disorder.
Panic attacks are terrible when they happen in a public place. It's one thing to get it in the privacy of your home, but in public, you can feel embarrassed and humiliated.
Agoraphobia Is Like A Trap
In a slow and natural way, you can fall into a trap of avoiding places, people and situations for fear of getting an attack.
For example, if you happened to get a panic attack in the subway, and it happened again on the subway, you may associate the subway with the attack and totally avoid it.
These situations increase. Pretty soon, you start to shut yourself off from nearly everything for fear of having a panic attack. You don't go anywhere unless accompanied by someone.
Get Help And Get Well
Luckily, there is lots of help available for agoraphobia. This help can be in the form of drugs, therapy, natural or alternative methods. You'll also need to make lifestyle changes if you want to get well.
Getting well can be done. It's harder for some and may take longer. It may be hard and frightening work, but in the end, it has to be done and it CAN be done with help, patience and perseverance, or it can last for years!
So go ahead and take the agoraphobia test. If you think you have it, then make the move to get some form of help. Making this move is the first step on your road to recovery.
Published by Giri Anantha
Born and bred in Singapore, I moved to Canada in 1988. My interests are football (soccer) and playing drums. View profile
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