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Agoraphobia – A Prevalent And Problematic Anxiety Disorder!

Posted by admin on October 12, 2009 1 comment | 1 views

About 5% of the American population struggles with this potentially very severe and disturbing anxiety disorder. It has the power to disrupt lives, ruin careers, tear apart families and turn you into a recluse. Of course, this problem comes in many degrees of severity and while your life may not have been shattered, it has certainly been inconvenienced.

The term agoraphobia means a fear of open spaces. However, this is not the essence of this problem. For people suffering from this condition, what they really fear is having a panic attack in a place where assistance is limited, unavailable or embarrassing to obtain.

The unpredictability of anxiety attacks creates a disturbing chain of events that leaves sufferers fearful of exposing themselves to situations where attacks will take place. Read more »

Overcome Agoraphobia

Posted by admin on October 4, 2009 No comments | 1 views

Many of us have heard of mental disorders, and most of us think that only certain people become afflicted with these conditions. However this is simply not the case. Mental disorders include panic attacks, anxiety disorders and social anxieties as well. These attacks can range from mild discomfort to debilitating agoraphobia and this is a condition that can strike anyone.

Your life is going along the normal path that you’ve set out when suddenly without any warning terror has you in its grip. You feel weak and helpless. Your heart’s pounding and you have trouble breathing. Read more »

Agoraphobia: anxiety disorder

Posted by admin on September 25, 2009 No comments | 1 views

Agoraphobia is a kind of anxiety disorder. Patients who are affected by agoraphobia have a tendency to stay away from some specific places. Although the Greek origin of the name (agora=marketplace, phobia=fear) suggests that the only busy places like marketplaces will provoke the panic attacks, the truth is, it does not really matter whether these places are public or not. As long as the sufferer remembers a similar place or event, they have a chance of experiencing a panic attack. In general, anxiety attacks are results of certain triggers. In agoraphobia, the new triggers are created every time when the victim has an anxiety attack.

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