Agoraphobia Help: Where to go when you need help for your agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is officially defined as, “Fear of the marketplace” as that is the literal Greek translation. But anyone who has agoraphobia knows that the cause of their problem is not just marketplaces, but pretty much anywhere where there is other people.
The reason they fear other people is because they believe they will somehow embarrass themselves and be ostracized by them. The deep-held belief can keep sufferers of agoraphobia inside their homes, their comfort zone, where they believe embarrassing situations have the least chance of occurring.
Sufferers of agoraphobia have such a lack of self-confidence over their ability to control their lives they keep themselves in one place where there is minimal contact with others. They only feel a sense of control when they are by themselves (or with trusted family members) because they know they can’t control how others feel about them.
Where to go for help:
Someone who has agoraphobia has a few options to rid themselves of this burden. The popular remedy is medication. There are two types that are common to help agoraphobia. The most common are SSRI (antidepressants). These are generally taken for the long-term and have side effects which may make the sufferer feel worse. Another medication to treat agoraphobia are a particular class of tranquilizers known as benzodiazepines. These are faster acting and are meant for short term relief.
Neither drugs have a high reputation for actually helping, this is mainly because they don’t target the root cause of agoraphobia which has to do with the way you think. Much like hypochondria symptoms, symptoms of agoraphobia are caused not by people, but our thoughts associated to people. Oftentimes our fight or flight system reacts to the misconceptions we have about people.
The real way out of this self-imposed cage is to understand the real causes of panic and anxiety, and know how to deal with it properly.
Matt Collins is a recovering panic attack sufferer and has made a mission of himself to help others.
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