What is Agoraphobic

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What is Agoraphobic
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About Agoraphobia

• The word agoraphobia "is an English adaptation
  of the Greek words agora and phobia and literally
  translates to a fear of the gathering place.
• Agoraphobia is a type of anxiety disorder in
  which he or she avoids the situations or
  unfamiliar environments. Triggers for this
  anxiety may include crowds, wide open spaces, or
  traveling (even short distances).
• It is fact that agoraphobic fears the onset of a
  panic attack and appearing distraught in public.

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What Causes  Agoraphobia

• Causes and contributing factors the causes of
  agoraphobia are currently unknown, but number of
  theories about what can cause.
• Hypothesis is that agoraphobia develops in
  response to repeated exposure to
  anxiety-provoking events.
• Mental-health theory that focus on how
  individuals react to internal emotional
  conflicts.

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Symptoms

• Fear of being alone
• Fear of losing control in a public place
• Fear of being in places where escape might be
  difficult
• Becoming housebound for prolonged periods of time
  
• Feelings of detachment or estrangement from
  others
• Feelings of helplessness
• Dependence on others
• Feeling that the body is unreal
• Feeling that the environment is unreal
• Anxiety or panic attack (acute severe anxiety)

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Treatment

• The goal of treatment is to help the phobic
  person function effectively. The success of
  treatment usually depends upon the severity of
  the phobia.
• Systematic desensitization is a technique used to
  treat phobias. Asked to relax, then imagine the
  things that cause the anxiety, working from the
  least fearful to the most fearful. Real-life
  experience has also been used with success to
  help people overcome their fears.
• Anti-anxiety and anti-depressive medications are
  often used to help relieve the symptoms
  associated with phobias.

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• Behavior Therapy This method of treating
  agoraphobia is trying to modify the patients
  behavior and usually done by trained therapist.
• Cognitive Therapy Cognitive therapy about
  identifying irrational thoughts are going on
  patient mind, refuting irrational thoughts and
  focus on those irrational thoughts.
• Relaxation Techniques Not harmful and sometimes
  helpful but breathing techniques can not cure the
  root cause of agoraphobia.
• Hypnotherapy By help of this therapy unconscious
  change in the patient response, thought,
  attitudes, behaviors and feelings. But this is
  under-guidance of trained hypnotherapist.

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 Overcoming Agoraphobia Extreme Anxiety
Disorders! By Tim OLawler
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