There are five main types of agoraphobia, which are situations in which the symptoms appear. These include using public transportation, standing in line, being in enclosed spaces, being outside the ...

Leaving the house can be a terrifying prospect for people with agoraphobia, who have a hard time feeling safe in public. While many are staying inside during the coronavirus pandemic, this is not the ...

Agoraphobia is generally known as a fear of open or public spaces, or a fear of leaving the house. It is diagnosed when the person experiences anxiety symptoms or panic attacks in multiple situations ...

I wasn't ready for a pandemic. Over ten years ago, I found myself in an American Care physician's office explaining to a doctor wearing a well-tailored red suit why I hadn't left my house in over ...

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WE MIGHT not talk about it very much, but agoraphobia is one of the most common panic-related disorders in the UK. While it's commonly associated with a phobia of open spaces or leaving the house, ...

One of the unexpected effects of the ongoing pandemic has been a surge in cases of agoraphobia. The condition is now keeping an untold number of Americans trapped inside their own homes, according to ...

I experienced the first of what became recurring anxiety attacks in 2013, but I wasn’t given the diagnosis of panic disorder with agoraphobia until 2017. In those four years, my life became ...

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