Do you feel anxious in public places and actively try to escape or avoid them? Take this quick test for agoraphobia to find out if you might benefit from professional help for your symptoms.
Please note: This is a self assessment and not a replacement for a doctor’s diagnosis.
Learn More About Agoraphobia
People suffering from Agoraphobia suffer from crippling anxiety, that leads to them isolating themselves at home and refraining from going outside. You don’t feel safe in any public place, and you always feel the need to take someone with you, who will protect you in case there’s any trouble.
You tend to avoid situations and places like:
- Crowded places
- Public transportation, such as, buses, planes, cars, trains
- Enclosed places, such as, movie theaters, markets
- Open places, such as, bridges, parking lots, parks
- Standing in queues
The more you avoid such situations, the more your fear, and anxiety grows, and the more you isolate and restrict yourself. Gradually, this ends up negatively affecting your personal and professional lives.
Research shows that around 1% – 2% of the American population has been diagnosed with Agoraphobia. Additionally, around 2% – 2.5% of adolescents have also been found to be Agoraphobic.
Some of the risk factors for Agoraphobia are as follows:
- Having an anxious or nervous personality
- Family history of Agoraphobia
- Stressful life events, such as, too much work pressure, death of a loved one, health issues, being abused etc.
- Having other phobias and consistent panic attacks
- Feeling extremely apprehensive, fearful and terrified of having panic attacks
Some of the common symptoms of a panic attack are:
- Chest pain
- Dizziness
- Tingling sensations
- Numbness
- Sweating
- Chills
- Shortness of breath
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Racing heart
- Choking
- Hot flashes
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Instructions For Taking Agoraphobia Test
This test is to understand your reactions in public places such as public transports, crowds, halls, places away from home, or where you might be alone. Please read the questions carefully and indicate how you have been feeling for the past week ONLY with respect to the situations mentioned above.
Approx time – 5 minutes
No. of questions – 10
