Phobias can be defined as a fear of a situation or activity that causes you to avoid it, and if this is the case in an unrelenting way, you should probably seek agoraphobia therapy.
Some agoraphobics have a fear of being outside, but generally the fear is of that from which they cannot escape, or if they did escape it might be humiliating.
Agoraphobia often occurs along with panic disorder.
This makes it hard to track how often it is occurring.
The theories around the causes of agoraphobia are many.
Repeated exposure of anxiety provoking happenings can develop this phobia.
Another theory of this phobia development focuses on the emptiness that stems from the feelings that one may have about the opposite sex parent, as well as having a competition in the mind with the parent of the same sex.
The symptoms of an agoraphobic may be that he or she thinks they are going to have a panic attack.
It is caused by the feeling that they will not be able to escape a situation, or it will be embarrassing or difficult, or both.
Panic attacks are marked with intense fear, a faster heart beat, and perhaps dizziness and disorientation.
Very often people with this phobia choose to avoid situations that put them at risk for panic attacks at all costs.
High risk developers of agoraphobia are girls and women, middle-aged individuals, people with low income, and those separated or divorced, or even widowed.
It sometimes begins by adolescence and sometimes in early adulthood.
Often coupled with agoraphobia is generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder.
Some of the treatments for this phobia include psychotherapy, which focuses on the self-defeating thoughts and behaviors involved, and this is called cognitive behavioral therapy, which has been found as effective in the treatment of agoraphobia.
There is also self-exposure, which has proven to be effective in managing the phobia.
Thankfully, this can even be done through the Internet.
And then there is medical therapy, which is treated along with the panic disorder.
The agoraphobic patient is treated with serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors and minor tranquilizers, or anti-depressants.
They may also be treated with a beta-blocker, which blocks the adrenaline effects in the body.
It is important to realize that drugs always carry and risk and some side effects.
So it is important to have your doctor monitor your usage on a periodic basis for safety purposes, when dealing with agoraphobia therapy.
Some agoraphobics have a fear of being outside, but generally the fear is of that from which they cannot escape, or if they did escape it might be humiliating.
Agoraphobia often occurs along with panic disorder.
This makes it hard to track how often it is occurring.
The theories around the causes of agoraphobia are many.
Repeated exposure of anxiety provoking happenings can develop this phobia.
Another theory of this phobia development focuses on the emptiness that stems from the feelings that one may have about the opposite sex parent, as well as having a competition in the mind with the parent of the same sex.
The symptoms of an agoraphobic may be that he or she thinks they are going to have a panic attack.
It is caused by the feeling that they will not be able to escape a situation, or it will be embarrassing or difficult, or both.
Panic attacks are marked with intense fear, a faster heart beat, and perhaps dizziness and disorientation.
Very often people with this phobia choose to avoid situations that put them at risk for panic attacks at all costs.
High risk developers of agoraphobia are girls and women, middle-aged individuals, people with low income, and those separated or divorced, or even widowed.
It sometimes begins by adolescence and sometimes in early adulthood.
Often coupled with agoraphobia is generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder.
Some of the treatments for this phobia include psychotherapy, which focuses on the self-defeating thoughts and behaviors involved, and this is called cognitive behavioral therapy, which has been found as effective in the treatment of agoraphobia.
There is also self-exposure, which has proven to be effective in managing the phobia.
Thankfully, this can even be done through the Internet.
And then there is medical therapy, which is treated along with the panic disorder.
The agoraphobic patient is treated with serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors and minor tranquilizers, or anti-depressants.
They may also be treated with a beta-blocker, which blocks the adrenaline effects in the body.
It is important to realize that drugs always carry and risk and some side effects.
So it is important to have your doctor monitor your usage on a periodic basis for safety purposes, when dealing with agoraphobia therapy.