What are the symptoms of agoraphobia?
There are typical symptoms of agoraphobia which are:
- Panic attack (panic attack) during exposure to the distressing situation;
- The repetition of seizures during exposure to the distressing situation;
- The anticipated fear of a panic attack;
- The avoidance of distressing situations (leading to a limitation of social life or withdrawal at home);
- Strategies to try to get out of it, like the need to be accompanied to go out.
The various fears can vary according to each agoraphobic person:
- fear of crowds, or queues;
- fear of staying in an enclosed space;
- fear of being on a bridge, on a bus, train or car;
- fear of not being able to leave this closed place;
- fear of being alone outside of home;
- fear of having an anxiety attack in a public place.
The signs of panic disorder are:
- increased heart rate, palpitations;
- muscle tremors or twitching, chills;
- sweating, hot flashes;
- difficulty in breathing, feeling of breathlessness, suffocation;
- chest pain or discomfort;
- dizziness, feeling dizzy, empty-headed;
- nausea, abdominal discomfort, diarrhea;
- anxieties;
- fear of dying, feeling of imminent death;
- afraid of going crazy.