agoraphobia

[monkey]

is a crappy phobia

[jackrock]

whats it a phobia of?

[Rancid_Beasties]

Wikipedia is your friend jackrock.

[jackrock]

oh i see

[vickista]

isnt it a phobia of like crowded places, deriving from the greek word "agora" meaning market place, which in ancient times was one of the busiest places to be during the day, and was always crowded with lots of people.

if what i sed ^ above is right the tyeah thats pretty shit.

i have clostraphobia and mild arachnophobia

[monkey]

it has a lot to do with panic attacks in public places. it is a crappy thing to have. i wsa just reading about it and it made me :(

[TurdBerglar]

i think im agoraphobic to some degree

[TAL]

Randetica, wake up!

[vickista]

it has a lot to do with panic attacks in public places. it is a crappy thing to have. i wsa just reading about it and it made me :(


ill tell u whats crappy, a friend of mine has sereve arachnophobia and another frend of mine found a ginourmous picture a spider in a book and really unexpectedly showed her and she was so scared she had like a panic attack and it took 4 teachers to calm her down. now thats a really shitty thing to do to someone.

[HEIRESS]

Im a hermit, but Im trying to wean myself off such bad habits

[Bob]

i'm a hermit too. it's not that i'm afraid of public places though, i just don't like them. i don't have panic attacks, i just kinda brood and look like a douchebag

[jackrock]

i'm a hermit too. it's not that i'm afraid of public places though, i just don't like them. i don't have panic attacks, i just kinda brood and look like a douchebag
haha same

[HEIRESS]

I just dont like washing my hair, or wearing anything besides my dirty work clothes combined with multiple layers of fleece or wool in public and that can sometimes get you looks, and Im not a fan of those looks so Id rather just stay home thank you very much

[Bob]

I just dont like washing my hair, or wearing anything besides my dirty work clothes combined with multiple layers of fleece or wool in public and that can sometimes get you looks, and Im not a fan of those looks so Id rather just stay home thank you very much

oh god, i hate looks. i'm terrible at interpreting looks. i can't tell the difference between "hey, check out that guy" and "haha, check out that guy!" and i assume the worst. then i brood. and look like a douchebag.

oh god, imagine if people have been looking at me admirably all along. that would be so tragic. but i bet they're not. bunch of douchebags

[TurdBerglar]

doesn't brood mean to like hatch eggs?

[TurdBerglar]

bob hatches eggs!

what a fuckn' douchebag!

[HEIRESS]

I was just gonna go into the chat but Im tired and stupid and cant get it to work

[jackrock]

don't worry,turd, everythings gonna be ok

[Bob]

oh shit, my secrets out

well, at least i finally got some action

[HEIRESS]

Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be okay
Everything's gonna be alright
Together we can take this one day at a time
Can you take my breath away
Can you give him life today
'Cos everything's gonna be okay
I'll be your strength, I'll be here when you wake up
Take your time and I'll be here when you wake up

[HEIRESS]

this guy at work
his name is Brady
but when he's being all poopy and lame I call him Broody instead
he hates it a whole lot and it brings me buckets of joy

[TurdBerglar]

I was just gonna go into the chat but Im tired and stupid and cant get it to work


try harder!

[HEIRESS]

I downloaded all the shat but I cant get into the room
why does shit have to be so gay

[Bob]

this guy at work
his name is Brady
but when he's being all poopy and lame I call him Broody instead
he hates it a whole lot and it brings me buckets of joy

i hope he doesn't shoot up the workplace

[TurdBerglar]

you have to open it up and fill in the required info

then close it

then click the link

[Ace42X]

I have agoraphobia. And yes, it is shitty.

[Freebasser]

Go out and have a drink and forget about it.

Oh, right...

[Ace42X]

Go out and have a drink and forget about it.


Actually, pubs are one of the few places it doesn't kick in. Probably due to classical conditioning.

[ms.peachy]

Quite a few of the kids I work with online are in the program because they are agoraphobic. It can be quite crippling. One girl hasn't left the upper floor of her house for months - her whole world is her bedroom and bathroom. She's 14.:(

[zorra_chiflada]

i'm not agoraphobic, i'm just on here all the time because often it is very cold outside. true story

[monkey]

im the kind of person that could become agoraphobic, which is why i force myself out sometimes. i just like being in my little world. it's perfectly comfortable. i have had panic attacks and i cant imagine having to go through that fear constantly.. ugh.

[kleptomaniac]

oh i think i probably have that too....i don't really get panic attacks, but i'm uncomfortable around people sometimes (unless i'm with friends too) and i'm home most of the time, except for school. i keep to myself...actually, it's probably not a phobia after all, i'm just really shy..... :o

[Randetica]

Randetica, wake up!

here i am! once again!

first i thought i had agoraphobia cause it sounds similar

but now i know for sure im having a massive social phobia (got that results from a psychologist)

i would prefer having agoraphobia though

[HotAndWet]

im the kind of person that could become agoraphobic, which is why i force myself out sometimes. i just like being in my little world. it's perfectly comfortable. i have had panic attacks and i cant imagine having to go through that fear constantly.. ugh.

me too, I used to get panic attacks a lot, especially during school when I was younger. For awhile I was convinced that I was gonna end up stuck in my room and afraid to leave, but it passed. Now it seems the place where I get most anxious is my own house, :confused:

[alexandra]

i have a friend with agoraphobia. she's learned to challange a lot of her fears, and is getting better. i'm very proud of her.

me, i just don't like crowded places. i need space and fresh air.

[beastieluver85]

Here is my fears (besides being nuts whats wronge with me?)
Ice
Stairs
Bleachers
esculaters/elevators
Skating
and I CANNOT handle sitting in the school cafeteria...:(

[fucktopgirl]

I am sad for people who suffer of agoraphobia !

I mean ,there is nothing really to fear,it is all in the head!It can be work on i suppose with effort,i suppose someone could fight away this stupid fear!

[Ace42X]

Agoraphobia is interesting, because it comes in many flavours. The agoraphobia most people here (and that I have heard of) descibe is closer to hikikomori
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/magazine/15japanese.html?ei=5088&en=7b1fdacbeb794332&ex=1294981200&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all (Hikikomori))
than "traditional" agoraphobia, where symptoms are more related to being far away from help of safety, rather than anxiety at being around a group of people.

Of course, agoraphobia (literally, fear of the market place) generally applies to the term as used here more.

I think it might be symptomic of social alienation.