agoraphobe
Fears open spaces
An agoraphobe is a person who suffers from agoraphobia—fear of open or public spaces.
The condition often involves anxiety about situations where escape might be difficult or help unavailable, leading many agoraphobes to avoid crowds, travel, or leaving home entirely: She's become such an agoraphobe she won't even go to the mailbox.
Confined to one's residence
- shut-inPerson confined indoors
- houseboundUnable to leave home
- reclusiveSeeking isolation from others
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
secluded · boundary · restriction · limitation · excuse · cancellation · decline · refusal
Assembled multitudes
- mallEnclosed shopping center
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
concert · marketplace · queue · elevator · bridge · tunnel · highway · supermarket
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- hyperventilationAbnormally rapid respiration
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- sweatingMoisture through pores
trembling · overwhelm · distress · fight-or-flight · trigger · episode · attack · spiral
Psychological treatment abbreviation
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
- progressMovement toward improvement
setback · milestone · breakthrough · therapist · psychiatrist · telehealth · companion · accommodation
homebound
Confined to one's residence
- shut-inPerson confined indoors
- houseboundUnable to leave home
- reclusiveSeeking isolation from others
withdrawn · secluded · boundary · restriction · limitation · excuse · cancellation · decline · refusal · evasion
crowds
Assembled multitudes
stadium · concert · marketplace · queue · elevator · bridge · tunnel · highway · supermarket · airport
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- hyperventilationAbnormally rapid respiration
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
sweating · trembling · overwhelm · distress · fight-or-flight · trigger · episode · attack · spiral · meltdown
CBT
Psychological treatment abbreviation
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
progress · setback · milestone · breakthrough · therapist · psychiatrist · telehealth · companion · accommodation · resilience
- phobicsclaustrophobe, arachnophobe, hydrophobe, germaphobe, technophobe
- outsidersoutcast, outsider, outcasts, pariah, misfit
agoraphobeclaustrophobe
One fearing enclosure
outdoorsman · outdoorswoman · adventurer · explorer · wanderer
agoraphobesocial butterfly
Outgoing, prolific socializer
extrovert · socialite · party animal · gadabout · people person