The underlying fear is more complex, the various aspects of daily life, said a doctor:

Fear phobia or agoraphobia includes activities such as leaving home, entering public places or traveling alone. In this situation, the person feels very vulnerable and open, with a place to flee or hide when things go wrong.

A special feature, but it is not unusual that agoraphobia is the fear of bridges known as gephyrophobia. It has nothing to do with big drops on the side of the bridge, but they are with the feeling that, once connected to the deck, there is no easily accessible way.

Behavior level of fear and avoidance of change. Although many people, the work of some truly live in the house.

People with agoraphobia tend to another phobia as well as, paradoxically, to claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces) have.

Who is affected?

Agoraphobia often affects women and begins in adulthood. You may have other psychological problems, including:

Depression.

Depersonalization (loss of contact with their personal reality).

Panic attacks – this can cause serious symptoms include tremors, sweating, heart palpitations, headache, nausea, tingling, chest pain, or spasm of the hand.

Obsessive behavior.

Social phobia – fear of exaggeration that the performance or social interaction is not enough, embarrassing or shameful.

Unless treated agoraphobia can take years, completely distorted, like a man leads his life.

There are effective treatments that help most people to lead a normal life, or at least learn to deal with aspects of your phobia. These include:

Drug treatment – medications developed in recent years working on a chemical called serotonin in the brain seems to be very effective.

Cognitive behavioral therapy – a type of psychological therapy to people of their problems and ways to learn again how to use it.

Psychotherapy and group therapy – talking and sharing experiences can be of crucial importance to understand and recover from phobias.

Agoraphobia

Sarah suffers from agoraphobia Ruby Wax talks about how the disease affects their lives.

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Books about Agoraphobia

Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, Edmund J. Bourne, 2005. This book describes the cognitive-behavioral techniques, such as step by step.

Overcoming panic attacks, Sarah Teevan and Janet Gorman, 2006. ACCOUNT A brochure designed to explain why panic attacks occur and are sources of help.

Add to reduce anxiety, a ship of Karen, a spirit of brochures about the causes of anxiety, effects and opportunities, and how to reassure and assist those who have the condition.

Overcoming the fear, Helen Kennerley, a guide on how to overcome fear and anxiety states.