Agoraphobia

Fear of open spaces, premises in science is called agoraphobia. This mental disorder excludes the normal course of socialization of the individual. A person avoids a large crowd of people in open and large squares. Fear is so fixed that in the future agoraphobic sufferer excludes communication with people or replaces it with a virtual one. A person tries not to leave a place where he is calm and comfortable. It is important to know how to deal with agoraphobia, because it forces the patient to lead a reclusive way of life and promises loneliness.

Agoraphobia: Causes and Symptoms

Speaking of the reasons, it is worth noting their psychological nature. The appearance of such a disease could provoke a psychological trauma , resulting from such situations as:

• drunken fight with heavy consequences;
• public humiliation and insult;
• terrorist act;
• air or car crash.

These unpleasant circumstances occur with a person outside the home. Therefore, agoraphobia takes its beginning here. Another cause of this ailment is panic disorder. The fact is that attacks of panic attack take a person by surprise. The first time and all subsequent occur suddenly and unexpectedly. If, for example, a panic attack hits a person on the street or in the metro, fear starts to grow and causes a false belief in a person: "It's dangerous to be on the street".

Symptoms of agoraphobia are manifested in the following:

• fear of crowds and mass congestion ;
• dislike for stadiums and squares;
• desire not to leave the house;
• increased heart rate;
• rapid pulse;
• sweating and choking;
• nausea and dry mouth;
• fainting.

Test for agoraphobia

To determine whether you suffer from panic disorders or not, a simple test will help you. Answer "yes" or "no" to the following 10 questions:

1. I feel very nervous and anxious, before this was not.
2. I feel a sense of fear without a special reason.
3. I easily get upset and panic surrounds me.
4. Often I understand that I can not get together and pull myself together.
5. I feel that something is about to happen to me;
6. My hands are shaking and shaking, my legs are shaking.
7. I suffer from frequent headaches;
8. I feel tired and quickly get tired;
9. I often have dizziness and heart palpitations;
10. Sometimes I lose consciousness and faint.

Result

• from 0 to 3 positive answers. You do not suffer from chronic phobias and other mental disorders. Most likely, you need to rest more, eat right and be more confident in yourself;
• from 4 to 6 positive answers. Be more attentive to yourself. Listen to your body. If you do nothing now, then later you may have problems with psychological health. Control your emotions, rest more, drink soothing teas - chamomile, motherwort, valerian root. Peony tincture also perfectly removes stress;
• from 7 to 10 positive answers. Most likely, you suffer from prolonged depression, chronic fatigue or all the blame for professional burnout. All these signs are characteristic of a mental disorder. You should seek help and show yourself to a specialist.

Asking about how to treat agoraphobia and whether it is possible to get rid of it, it is necessary to note the following:

• it is necessary to use medicamentous therapy. You will be prescribed tranquilizers or antidepressants. Everything will depend on the degree of "neglect" of the disease;
• psychotherapy is compulsory. Among the methods of treatment of agoraphobia, there are behavioral therapy, hypnosis and gestalt therapy (self-regulation of the psyche).