agoraphobia

[priyank_unbeatable]

what is Agoraphobia ?

a generalized fear of leaving home or a small familiar 'safe' area, and of possible panic attacks that might follow.
this might be confused with home sickness but they are diffrent.

[Salazarr]

You said that home sickness is different right? Could you explain what the differences are? Because i also mix it with Home sickness. They seem incredibly similair.

[Greenpixy18]

FFHhhh.... Could you imagen being afraid of leaving your own house. You'd have to be home schooled, get someone else to do your shopping and things like that, but you would eventually have to leave the house at somepoint, so your pretty much screwed if you have that phobia.

[Salazarr]

lol yes of-course but you have the fear of leaving the house...you probably would go out of your house, but dead frightened.

[bowman]

I think to better describe this phobia, it is nothing short of putting yourself in a cage. This phobia is very odd, but the person suffering from this will have lots to overcome.

[Salazarr]

oh, thank you for explaining it to me.
So you feel trapped in a cage, like a prison. But that dosnt explain why you dont want to break free...

[goutham]

I have pretty bad agoraphobia - so bad in fact, I've been homeschooled my entire Junior year. Any tips on how to get over the anxiety?

[azee111]

this phobia may occur amongst the peple who get fear in trying new things. they feel that they are comfortable with their usual routine and any change may disturbs them.

[noel000]

Hello
There are many technical definitions with all kinds of slants. For practical purposes, I'll just give you a brief definition given to me by a counselor I once worked with. According to her, agoraphobia is an anxiety condition wherein the one challenged with it suffers extreme anxiety, or even terror, when subjected to any situation which is outside of his or her "safety zone."

The focus of this site is a practical one, one which explains in everyday terms what it's like to be phobic (shortened word for agoraphobic), written by a person who's been phobic for about 37 years now.

To be sure, like most life situations, being phobic has its upsides and its downsides. I hope to give you a smattering of it all, as told by those of us who know the challenge first-hand.

Luci, a good friend of mine and sister phobic, will also be contributing her input throughout this site. I hope you find it interesting, as well as informative.

[noel000]

Hello
Well, now that you've made your way to Living with Agoraphobia, I suppose you just might like to know what that funny-sounding name means.

There are many technical definitions with all kinds of slants. For practical purposes, I'll just give you a brief definition given to me by a counselor I once worked with. According to her, agoraphobia is an anxiety condition wherein the one challenged with it suffers extreme anxiety, or even terror, when subjected to any situation which is outside of his or her "safety zone."

The focus of this site is a practical one, one which explains in everyday terms what it's like to be phobic (shortened word for agoraphobic), written by a person who's been phobic for about 37 years now.

To be sure, like most life situations, being phobic has its upsides and its downsides. I hope to give you a smattering of it all, as told by those of us who know the challenge first-hand.

Luci, a good friend of mine and sister phobic, will also be contributing her input throughout this site. I hope you find it interesting, as well as informative.

[rajiv123]

this phobia may occur amongst the peple who get fear in trying new things. they feel that they are comfortable with their usual routine and any change may disturbs them


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[alisha34]

he term agoraphobia has been widely misunderstood. Its literal definition suggests a fear of "open spaces". However, this is an incomplete and misleading view. Agoraphobics are not necessarily afraid of open spaces. Rather, they are afraid of having panicky feelings, wherever. these fearful feelings may occur. For many, they happen at home, in houses of worship, or in crowded supermarkets, places that are certainly not "open".

In fact, agoraphobia is a condition which develops when a person begins to avoid spaces or situations associated with anxiety. Typical "phobic situations" might include driving, shopping, crowded places, traveling, standing in line, being alone, meetings and social gatherings.

Agoraphobia arises; from an internal anxiety condition that has become so intense that the suffering individual fears going anywhere or doing anything where these feelings of panic have repeatedly occurred before. Once the panic attacks have started, these episodes become the ongoing stress, even when other more obvious pressures have diminished. This sets up a "feedback condition" which generally leads to increased numbers of panic attacks and, for some people, an increase in the situations or events which can produce panicky feelings. Others experience fearful feelings continuously, more a feeling of overall. discomfort, rather than panic.

[willamtarker]

Agoraphobia arises; from an internal anxiety condition that has become so intense that the suffering individual fears going anywhere or doing anything where these feelings of panic have repeatedly occurred before.

[Connor]

A person with agoraphobia fears being in places where there is a chance of having a panic attack that people may witness, and getting away rapidly may be difficult.