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Understanding Agoraphobia: Types, Causes, Signs, and Treatment

Agoraphobia is a form of anxiety disorder. In Greek, the word agora means "fear of the marketplace," and someone dealing with the condition will often feel extremely nervous...

All About Agoraphobia: Meaning, Symptoms, and Causes

Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder with a complex and unique series of symptoms. Although many people associate some of the symptoms of agoraphobia with claustrophobia, Social...

What to Expect from Agoraphobia Treatment

When someone has agoraphobia, they are scared that they might be trapped in a place or situation, such as a long line at the bank or grocery store, subway, movie theater,...

Agoraphobia Explained: Examples and Treatments

Agoraphobia isn’t extremely common. After all, less than one percent of U.S. adults have this mental condition in a year, and about 1.3% have it at some time in their lives...

What is Agoraphobia?

Germophobia (clinically known as mysophobia) and arachnophobia are common phobias that few people would be hard-pressed to identify. However, phobias are frequently difficult...

Assessing Your Agoraphobia: From Mild to Severe

A common misunderstanding about agoraphobia is that it’s always a fear of leaving home. In fact, certain movies have presented this disorder in just that way. While becoming...

What Is Agoraphobia? Is it just a Fear of Crowds?

Essentially, we can define agoraphobia as an anxiety disorder. Patients report feeling trapped, optionless, and embarrassed or humiliated upon the prospect of facing a triggering...

Do I Have Agoraphobia? Taking the Test

If you've ever heard the term "agoraphobic," you might wonder what it means or if you could have agoraphobia yourself. The Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of the word...

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