Panic Attack Syndrome Is The Fuel That Fires Agoraphobia
An agoraphobia panic attack differs from a general panic attack in the fact that the bout of panic is brought about by the sufferer visiting a particular place.
Agoraphobia is a condition where the sufferer of the illness avoids visiting certain places because these places bring on panic attacks.
This, of course, differs from general anxiety attacks, because these occur without regards to the sufferer being at any particular location.
In short, it is panic attacks that are the culprit behind agoraphobia.
They are what the agoraphobia sufferer is trying to avoid when he/she stays cooped up in the home.
Therefore, without these attacks, there is no agoraphobia.
Other than visiting certain places that spur them on, an agoraphobia sufferer often is confronted with such an attack every time he or she as much as opens the front door of the home and steps out.
This type of sufferer avoids the world outside the home altogether.
It is often thought that bringing the person outside the home by force will make this person comfortable with the outside world and when this is done so for longer and longer periods the comfort level of the sufferer will increase and in time he or she will be no longer be afraid to leave home.
The problem with this way of thinking is that if the sufferer is still prone to having attacks, and so one will occur eventually.
When it does, the sufferer is likely to equate the place where the attack occurred with the attack itself.
If this happens, he or she will be back to avoiding places and possibly the entire outside world once again.
It is true that at some point the sufferer of agoraphobia will have to be slowly introduced to the world outside his or her front door.
However, if this person is still prone to suffering panic attacks it will do very little good.
Or if it does some good, the progress will be short-lived.
The only real way to overcome agoraphobia is to overcome panic syndrome.
Overcoming panic syndrome requires a particular state of mind.
It also requires learning the biology involved in panic attacks and how to develop a mindset that makes one less hospitable to them.
Once this is accomplished it will be productive to help the sufferer reacquaint him or herself with the world outside.
The bottom line is, agoraphobia is one possible result of panic attack.
The sufferer responds to these attacks by shying away from the venue where they seem to occur.
If the sufferer does not do this he or she will still be suffering panic syndrome but not agoraphobia.
Agoraphobia is a condition where the sufferer of the illness avoids visiting certain places because these places bring on panic attacks.
This, of course, differs from general anxiety attacks, because these occur without regards to the sufferer being at any particular location.
In short, it is panic attacks that are the culprit behind agoraphobia.
They are what the agoraphobia sufferer is trying to avoid when he/she stays cooped up in the home.
Therefore, without these attacks, there is no agoraphobia.
Other than visiting certain places that spur them on, an agoraphobia sufferer often is confronted with such an attack every time he or she as much as opens the front door of the home and steps out.
This type of sufferer avoids the world outside the home altogether.
It is often thought that bringing the person outside the home by force will make this person comfortable with the outside world and when this is done so for longer and longer periods the comfort level of the sufferer will increase and in time he or she will be no longer be afraid to leave home.
The problem with this way of thinking is that if the sufferer is still prone to having attacks, and so one will occur eventually.
When it does, the sufferer is likely to equate the place where the attack occurred with the attack itself.
If this happens, he or she will be back to avoiding places and possibly the entire outside world once again.
It is true that at some point the sufferer of agoraphobia will have to be slowly introduced to the world outside his or her front door.
However, if this person is still prone to suffering panic attacks it will do very little good.
Or if it does some good, the progress will be short-lived.
The only real way to overcome agoraphobia is to overcome panic syndrome.
Overcoming panic syndrome requires a particular state of mind.
It also requires learning the biology involved in panic attacks and how to develop a mindset that makes one less hospitable to them.
Once this is accomplished it will be productive to help the sufferer reacquaint him or herself with the world outside.
The bottom line is, agoraphobia is one possible result of panic attack.
The sufferer responds to these attacks by shying away from the venue where they seem to occur.
If the sufferer does not do this he or she will still be suffering panic syndrome but not agoraphobia.
