Agoraphobia is a type of phobia classified as a fear of being in places
where you feel or think help might not be available, and is usually
manifested by being in crowds, on bridges, or just being outside alone.
Agoraphobia often accompanies an anxiety panic attack and could cause
several other anxiety panic attack symptoms to manifest.
Many people report that suffering through anxiety panic attack symptoms
is very unpleasant and sometimes horrifying. A few of the symptoms are
dizziness, choking, hyperventilation, trembling, chills, sweating,
racing heartbeat, and hot flashes. During a panic attack, one may also
go through a spine-chilling sense of detachment from reality.
Because going through the experience of a panic attack is so shocking,
the last thing a person wants is to go through one again. This thinking
sets off another irrational chain of events, which very often causes a
person to become housebound for years, which is likely to hurt their
social and interpersonal relationships....

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