I feel bad for people with agoraphobia, they have a fear of open spaces and shopping malls and that sort of stuff, seems very hard to deal with.
Yeah it is, my aunt was diagnosed with agoraphobia years ago and it was really hard on her
leave their homes.
Agoraphobia is believed to be due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The condition often runs in families, and stressful or traumatic events such as the death of a parent or being attacked may be a trigger. In the DSM-5 agoraphobia is classified as a phobia along with specific phobias and social phobia. Other conditions that can produce similar symptoms include separation anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and major depressive disorder. Those affected are at higher risk of depression and substance use disorder.
Without treatment
two separate girls]. I had to deal with both things. And I got through it. Yeah, there was two cases. People can… It's been out there. It's been so long ago. That's why it's kind of hard to talk about it. But I'm here, I'm alive, I'm well, I survived it, and the fact that… It was difficult.[...]"
"Horrible judgment. What happened to me was really bad judgment, terrible