I feel bad for people with agoraphobia, they have a fear of open spaces and shopping malls and that sort of stuff, seems very hard to deal with.
Yeah it is, my aunt was diagnosed with agoraphobia years ago and it was really hard on her
Wow small world, supposedly the condition runs in families often, is she the only one in the family?
Yeah as in today she is the only one that has been diagnosed, Without treatment it is uncommon for agoraphobia to resolve
I see you're quite knowledgeable about the condition, you might already know that treatment typically consists of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
i actually dint know that, but i remembered she used to have panic attacks,  A panic attack typically has an abrupt onset, building to maximum intensity within 10 to 15 minutes, could you tell me more about treatment
Sure, CBT focuses on developing personal coping strategies for situations like this, and tries to change unhelpful patterns in cognition into more positive ones.
that is really interesting, i really appreciate the info on  agoraphobia it was really helpfull
I'm glad to help, they say agoraphobia has a genetic and environmental component to it, I wonder if some event happened to your aunt that triggered it.
It most likely was an event that caused it, because like you said agoraphobia is genetic too