Freedom from Agoraphobia
& Fear of Open Spaces
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Agoraphobia? Imagine what your life will be like without it...

NLP and Hypnosis have been proved to be an extremely effective treatment for agoraphobia.

What is Agoraphobia?

The term Agoraphobia is widely misunderstood. It's literal definition suggests a fear of "open spaces". However that can be a slightly misleading view because Agoraphobics are not necessarily afraid of open spaces. Rather, they are afraid of having panicky feelings, wherever these fearful feelings may occur. For many, they can happen at home, as well as in open spaces, or in crowded supermarkets, places that are certainly not "open". The lack of an immediately available exit is one of the key features of many of these Agoraphobic situations.

In fact Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder linked to feelings of panic which develops when a person begins to avoid spaces or situations associated with anxiety. Typical "phobic situations" might include driving, shopping, crowded places, traveling, standing in line, being alone, meetings and social gatherings.

Agoraphobia arises; from an internal anxiety condition that has become so intense that the suffering individual fears going anywhere or doing anything where these feelings of panic have repeatedly occurred before. Once the panic attacks have started, these episodes become the ongoing stress, even when other more obvious pressures have diminished. This sets up a "feedback condition" which generally leads to increased numbers of panic attacks and, for some people, an increase in the situations or events which can produce panicky feelings. Others experience fearful feelings continuously, more a feeling of overall. discomfort, rather than panic.

A person may fear having anxiety attacks, "losing control", or embarrassing him/herself in such situations. Many people remain in a painful state of anxious anticipation because of these fears. Some become restricted or "housebound" while others function "normally" but with great difficulty, often attempting to hide their discomfort.

Agoraphobia, then, is both a severe anxiety condition and a phobia, as well as a pattern of avoidance behaviour.

So what's making me feel like this?

We find that the majority of people with Agoraphobia have an internal dialogue that just keeps running with unhelpful thoughts and/or they are constantly imagining very scary situations or unpleasant things happening to them.

Consider the true cost of living with Agoraphobia.

If you are living with Agoraphobia, what is the real cost to your health, your career or education and to your family life? Avoiding the issue indefinitely would mean resigning yourself to living in fear, missing out on priceless life experiences big and small, living a life that is just a shadow of what it will be when the problem is gone.

For anyone earning a living, the financial toll of this phobia is incalculable. Living with fear means you can never concentrate fully and give your best. Lost opportunities. Poor performance or grades. Promotions that pass you by. Agoraphobia will likely cost you tens, even hundreds of thousands of pounds over the course of your lifetime, let alone the cost to your health and quality of life.

Treatment for Agoraphobia

The good news is that because this like other phobias is a learnt response it can be changed easily and responds very well to the methods we use. From experience we typically find that in the majority of cases Agoraphobia is treatable in 2 or 3 sessions.

So why not take the first step today towards feeling better

Contact us today to either book an appointment or just to simply have a free, friendly, informal chat with one of our therapists about how we can help you. Call 0203 086 8444 or click here to email one of our clinics. We look forward to talking to you.

We have clinics in London Harley Street, Buckinghamshire, Leeds & Manchester.

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