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Agoraphobia Recovery - What I Learned From a Movie About Changing the Pictures in Your Mind
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] One night shortly after getting married, my wife and I watched a movie together before bed. The movie was a romantic comedy written to make people laugh. But I had the opposite response.

Agoraphobia - Transform Worry Into a Powerful Source of Motivation to Take Action in 3 Simple Steps
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Most of us, when suffering from agoraphobia, live in a constant state of worry. If we are not careful, the worry in our minds can cause a lot of anxiety symptoms in our body. But worry can be a powerful gift. Worry does not have to turn into anxiety. Instead, you can transform worry into powerful source of motivation to take action.

Agoraphobia - How to Find the Right Motivation to Recover (Purpose Greater Than Fear)
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Motivation is the key to recovery from agoraphobia. It fills the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. For a successful recovery, it is important to find motivation from inspiration, rather than desperation.

What is the Most Effective Treatment For Agoraphobia?
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The most effective treatment for agoraphobia is the combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Research says that 90% of people who faithfully practice cognitive-behavioral techniques see a reduction in anxiety and panic symptoms within 12-16 weeks.

Agoraphobia - How Do I Get Rid of the Thoughts That Cause Panic?
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] If you have agoraphobia, this is a good question to be asking because the question itself contains a key insight - it's our thoughts that cause us to feel panic and fear. Panic disorder and agoraphobia are not mental illnesses or organic brain diseases that just happen to you. Panic and agoraphobia develop largely as a result of our own negative and irrational thinking, which is good news because we can learn to control the way we think. A major part of getting over agoraphobia is replacing your bad thoughts, but unlike replacing a bad knee that is hurting you, no doctor can do this for you. It's up to you to replace your own thinking.

Can Even the Worst Cases of Agoraphobia Be Cured?
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] It is common for a person with agoraphobia to believe his or her case is worse than everyone else's and that people who recover have "lighter" cases. This article dispels this myth.

How Long Will it Take to Get Over Agoraphobia? 5 Powerful Laws to Boost Your Recovery
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Do you ever worry about the pace of your recovery from agoraphobia? Do you ever say to yourself: "At this rate, it could take forever to get my life back?" When first trying to overcome anxiety and irrational fear it can feel like maximum efforts lead to only minimal results. If you feel this way, you are in good company. Here are 5 Laws of Recovery from Agoraphobia to help you avoid being derailed by discouraging thoughts, understand the typical course of recovery, and stay on the most direct path to freedom from anxiety and fear.

What You Need to Know About Medication For Agoraphobia
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] There seems to be a lot of confusion about medication for agoraphobia and I get emailed lots of questions about this topic. So here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions about medication.

Agoraphobia - What Do I Do in the Moment of Panic?
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] When a panic attack strikes, you don't have a chance to think. That's because the body's fear response is triggered faster than conscious thought is possible. To recover from agoraphobia, you need an automatic relaxation reflex to counter panic in the moment. This article explains how to create such a reflex and why it works.

Is Agoraphobia the Same Thing As Panic Disorder?
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Agoraphobia is more than just a panic disorder. In addition to panic attacks, it features conditioned, irrational fear that develops through a conditioning process that must be reversed in order to recover. Knowing the difference between these two conditions is helpful for treatment.

Agoraphobia - What You May Not Know But Should
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Did you know Agoraphobia is two types of anxiety disorders. It is a panic disorder and a phobia. The term "agoraphobia" literally means "fear of the marketplace."

What Are the Symptoms of Agoraphobia?
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] You probably have agoraphobia if you are experiencing the following symptoms: Panic Attacks Most people with agoraphobia have frequent panic attacks. A panic attack is period of intense fear that usually lasts about ten minutes or so (but sometimes longer), in which you experience at least four of the following symptoms...

Agoraphobia Or Medical Condition? How to Be Sure of What You Have
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] The symptoms of agoraphobia can make you feel like something is wrong with your body. In most cases, the symptoms are just anxiety. But it is wise to get a physical examination to rule out certain medical conditions that mimic th symptoms of panic and agoraphobia.

Agoraphobia and Social Phobia - What's the Difference?
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] What's the difference between agoraphobia and social phobia? I get this question all the time. That's because the two disorders have some similarities that can make them hard to distinguish from one another.

What the Heck is Agoraphobia?
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Whenever I mention claustrophobia, insectophobia, or social phobia - most people know what I mean. I have noticed that when I mention agoraphobia, many people just shake their heads. They'll often look at me and say "What the heck is agoraphobia?" This article explains what agoraphobia is.

Can Agoraphobia Be Cured?
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Agoraphobia can be completely and permanently cured. You can get completely over it and live a normal life again. Here are 4 good reasons I am 100% sure that total recovery from agoraphobia is possible.

Can Agoraphobia Turn Into a Mental Illness?
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] The fear of developing a mental illness or going crazy is a common fear among people with agoraphobia. But agoraphobia is not a mental illness, nor can it turn into one. This article explains why.

Agoraphobia - 7 Keys to Freedom
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Agoraphobia is the fear of open or public places, and can turn life into a waking nightmare. You are afraid to leave your house and you live in constant fear of the next panic attack. Your heart beats out of control. You feel like you can't catch your breath. You sweat and you shake.