Agoraphobia is, like any other phobia, an affliction based on fear. Namely, agoraphobia is the fear of leaving the home. There are other complicating factors with agoraphobia and other symptoms as well. However, i

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n the truest technical term agoraphobia is the fear of the marketplace. Though this is the most technical definition of the term it is still true that many people who are suffering from this affliction experience their greatest bouts of fear when they are shopping.

Other times, people suffering from agoraphobia fear wide-open spaces or simply being outside. Others experience problems when they are driving, or driving under certain conditions. For instance, many people experience their greatest fear when they’re driving over bridges. The progression people suffering from this ailment experience, is they generally fear one place in particular and subsequently stay away from visiting this place.

Unfortunately, the problem doesn’t stop there as they will eventually become afraid to venture into different areas and they will likewise prevent going to these places. When a person becomes afraid of more and more places he or she will eventually choose to stay home because so many places have become too difficult for them to venture out into.

The underlying cause to all of this is the fact these people experience panic attacks. In short, most people develop agoraphobia because repeated panic attacks have led them to become fearful of more and more places and eventually the only place they feel comfortable is in their own homes.

It stands to reason that overcoming agoraphobia requires overcoming panic attacks. Though many people try to overcome the agoraphobia first it will only be temporary if they do succeed and don’t bother to deal with the panic attacks. The reason this is true is because the panic attacks will cause these people to become afraid of different places or even places they have recently their fear of visiting.

As this happens they will become more and more apprehensive to visit more and more places and therefore they will develop agoraphobia once again. It is considered common knowledge that people can overcome agoraphobia by being helped out of their homes and little by little, day by day, led further away from their domicile. Then, as time goes on, these people will once again become comfortable with the outside world.

The problem is this technique does not help them overcome panic attacks and usually it is the panic attacks that have caused the fear of leaving home in the first place. Therefore, trying to cure agoraphobia before curing panic attacks is putting the cart in front of the horse.

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Anxiety illness is a condition where anxiety and/or anxiety panic disorder affects a person so much it alters his or her lifestyle.  Everybody experiences anxiety or ordinary nervousness.  Even when these are not so mild, they do not rise
 to the level of illness if they do not be come chronic or habitual.

The term anxiety illness usually refers to anxiety disorder.  A disorder changes the way a person lives his or her life.  Anxiety disoder does this because anxiety, or panic attacks can be unbearable.  They render the sufferer incapable of dealing with anything other than the attack while they are present.

Sometimes anxiety illness can lead to reclusiveness or agoraphobia. 

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The terms introvert, social phobia and social anxiety all give rise to similar types of conditions.  There is however  a difference.  Phobia, of course means fear of and so social phobia denotes fear of social situations.  Simple shyness is generally social phobia light or social phobia in its early stages.

However, with one who is an introvert, fear is not an issue.  An introvert simply works better, functions better and is genuinely happier when alone.   Company tends to sap his/her energy and at certain times will make him/her miserable.  For this reason an intorverted person will avoid social situations by choice but not out of fear.  Introverts are often described as loners.

Of course, feeling uncomfortable with, or having ones creativity stifled by others is a neurosis, but it is not a phobia.  Still, there are introverts in all walks of life.  Many of them are very happy and certainly, well adjusted in many ways.

Many introverts will attend parties or family gatherings, but while they are engaged in such activities, their tendency is not to be seen as the bright people they are.  In other words, they may act like or seem to be dullards when at social gatherings and few if any of the others attending these gatherings will ever realize they are, in fact quite the opposite of a  dullard.

Because public schools involve a myriad of social activities and do in fact, place students into groups, some very intelligent introverts are very poor students.  Sometimes, they even are mistakenly put into special classes.

These types of people will never hit their stride until they are out of school and out on their own.  Because the benefits they derive from school are limited, they tend to be avid readers and are always pursuing knowledge. 

In the long run, not being distracted by the need to look good to others actually give introverts an advantage over others when it comes to making discoveries or being successful in certain fields, such as writing. 

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Nervous diseases are usually thought of as anxiety disorder and panic attack disorder.  These are the two most common nervous illnesses or diseases.  Of course there are other more complicated forms of nervous illness such as depression, agoraphobia, social phobia, obsessive-compulsivedisorder and even paruresis, which is better known as shy bladder.

Basically, all types of nervous diseases are off springs of basic generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).  Treatments, of course are based on the anxiety complicating factor, if any and whether or not panic attacks are occuring on a regular basis. 

Often a doctor will administer medication as part of a recovery plan.  There are also self-help programs available.

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Being shy is not a phobia or neurosis of any kind.  Being shy simply means being careful, and using caution these days is wise.  Many people see shyness as a charming trait.  If you are concerned about yourself or a loved one being shy, you probably are worrying in vane.  In other words, overcoming shyness in itself, need not be a priority unless there is a deep seated underlying cause.

If however, a person refuses to make contact with anybody because he or she either feels unworthy of being accepted, or he or she feels hatred for everybody, there is a problem.  Both of these conditions are social anxieties that need to be dealt with.

The first condition is an inferiority complex, the latter is hatred which, in itself can be either a neurosis or even a psychosis.
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Ordinary shyness is not, in itself a problem.

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