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agoraphobia

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agoraphobia
a pathological fear of being in public places, often resulting in the sufferer becoming housebound

agoraphobia [ə‚gȯr·ə′fōb·ē·ə]
(psychology)
Abnormal fear of open places.


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Then he grappled with social anxiety, depression and agoraphobia, and his illness eventually was diagnosed as schizophrenia.
His mother's affliction was "panic disorder with agoraphobia, which made her an emotional cripple for many years.
It's a miracle that my fear of scandalizing the church never developed into full-blown agoraphobia.
 
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