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Agoraphobia

Fear of situations from which escape would be difficult or where help would not be available.

Term

How it shows up

It isn’t only a fear of open spaces. More often it is the shop, the bus, a queue, a bridge — places where it would be awkward if panic took hold. The space you move in slowly narrows, sometimes to the house.

What we do with it in therapy

We work with a ladder, from the easiest upwards, and always so that the exercise isn’t an escape. Every completed step is evidence, and evidence counts for more than explanation.

See also

Interoception Sensing internal bodily signals — heartbeat, hunger, tension, breathing. Pregnancy loss A loss that often goes unnoticed by those around you, and is therefore lonelier still. Trust The willingness to be vulnerable without checking all the time.

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