Agoraphobia: Understand the Symptoms
The fear of open areas or crowded public places is classified as Agoraphobia. Public shopping areas, club meetings, restaurants, ball games, elevators, airplanes, cars — any time a person leaves his/her safe zone, a panic attack and uncontrollable fear can overtake the sufferer. Avoidance behaviors and fear are the precipitating cause of this anxiety disorder.
The symptoms of panic disorders are common with Agoraphobia:
–terror and loss of feeling one’s body
–fear of helplessness and losing control
–dependence on others
–thinking there will be a loss of sanity
–the feeling of impending death
–racing heart, sweating, dizziness
–chest pains and difficulty in breathing
–feelings like a heart attack
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There are different levels of Agoraphobia. They can range from light panic attacks to total immobilization where the person becomes homebound. In this case, the home becomes the ‘safe zone’ where peace, security, and the least amounts of panic or anxiety are felt. While in the safe zone, no (or few) panic attacks are feared to happen. Unlike in crowded places where the sufferer never knows when an attack might come on. The fear is: once the panic attack occurs in public, the person feels vulnerable because he/she won’t be able to take care of him/herself and there is no means of escape. It might be embarrassing and difficult to get out quickly. Another fear is that no one would understand or help.
Sometimes Agoraphobia is not associated with open areas, but instead with confined spaces. Wherever intense fear and panic attacks occur can also be associated with this disorder. For example: elevators, standing in line, bridges, trains, buses, airplanes. The behavioral changes occur from the fear to avoid these situations. It is not uncommon for an individual with Agoraphobia to survey the surrounding area and plan an escape route. If easy escape access is not available, the person usually backs out of the situation and avoidance behavior is prevalent.
If you have a loved one who struggles with Agoraphobia, it is important that you do not force him or her outside of the safe zone. It will be hard for you to understand their condition, if you have never experienced it yourself, but forcing them will only deepen the problem and cause trauma for all of you.
Being forced away from one’s safety zone, or attempting to do so in order to seek help, can be too overwhelming to confront the fears. Even though the person is desperate to overcome this debilitating condition and acquire psychotherapy or medicine, means they will have to live through the distressing experience of getting to the place where help is available.
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References Used:
–Agoraphobia-Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Agoraphobia http://panicdisorder.about.com/od/agoraphobia/Agoraphobia.htm – Click Here for Full Reference
–Joe Barry http://more6592.panicaway.hop.clickbank.net/ – Click Here for Full Reference
–What’s New on MedlinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000931.htm#Symptoms
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