Do You Have Agoraphobia?

[norml]

ag·o·ra·pho·bi·a ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gr--fb-)
n.
An abnormal fear of open or public places.


Fear of high places, when you are clumsy, and could fall, makes a lot of sense. Fear of open or public places is more difficult to explain. I don't mind small closed places at all. It's the open or public places that I fear.

[flamingyouth]

1. Yes - especially crowded places

:scared:

[TlalocW]

2. An ex-girlfriend of mine did...

She was actually get a doctorate in psychology. She had slight agoraphobia, and it hit her a little harder than usual when I took her home to meet Mom... who lives in Kansas. :)

Of course, I probably shouldn't have driven my vehicle off the road and through wheat fields exclaiming, "Look at all this wide open space! You can see for miles and miles and miles in ALL directions!"

Okay, that last paragraph is false.

TlalocW

[norml]

4. I try not to let it bother me, and I go out to wide open public spaces,

even though they are kind of scary. I try to defy the impulse to just stay in, and not go out.

[blackcat77]

3. It's not the place, it's the people

The fear is that you'll do something embarrassing.

I've had it since 1975.

[CarpeVeritas]

5. i have aNgoraphobia-

a crippling fear of fuzzy sweaters.

[NV Whino]

6. No, but...

I used to live in Agoura.

[Thor_MN]

7. No, but I have Agaraphobia

I can't help it but I really hate the way Agar smells... Good thing I don't work in a lab anymore.....

[norml]

8. At least you don't have Al Gore aphobia.

So much for a serious discussion on this subject. :eyes:

[Worst Username Ever]

9. Yes a little.

I am not a crowd-person. I don't like the bar, I don't like the State Fair, Disney World would probably give me a heart attack if I went back (last time I was there I was 12 and loved it).

[TexasSissy]

10. Phobias don't make sense. That's why they're called phobias.

A REAL fear based on reality is not a phobia. It is an ABNORMAL fear that is not based on reality that is a phobia. Or...well, you get the idea.