Fear of open space - is there a cure?

Fear of open space is quite a common problem today. It arises for completely different reasons, but in any case brings a lot of discomfort to the patient's life. After all, a person who is afraid to leave his own house or even a room, eventually loses all social skills and communication with society.

What is the fear of open spaces?

In fact, almost every person knows what the phobia of closed spaces is called - this is claustrophobia. Unfortunately, quite a large number of people are experiencing difficulties, for example, on a large city square or in an open field. So what is the phobia of open space called? Such a mental disorder in medicine is usually called agoraphobia. In fact, such a fear has deeper roots. In most cases, people are afraid not only of open space, but also experience almost horror, being in a large crowd of people, public transport or anywhere else besides their own apartment. There are cases when patients begin panic attacks even with open room doors. It is interesting that in most cases, the fear of open space is manifested in the age of 20 to 25 years. Women are more prone to such a disorder.

Fear of open spaces: the main symptoms

In fact, it is not so difficult to notice the manifestations of agoraphobia. Anxiety embraces the person already at the thought of going outside. If you stay in a public place for a long time or an unfamiliar open room, the first signs of a panic attack appear . At first the heart rate increases, there is a distinct feeling of fear and even horror. In the future, some patients experience severe nausea until vomiting. In addition, there may be severe dizziness, weakness in the legs, trembling and tingling all over the body. Quite often, patients have severe chest pain and shortness of breath - in some cases, people feel shortages of air and begin to choke. Often observed and fainting.

Fear of open space and methods of treatment

Such strong and uncontrollable fears worsen the quality of human life. After all, his whole life is limited to the walls of the house, he depends on other people, because often he can not even go to the store. That is why the fear of open space requires the professional help of a specialist.

• In fact, the only effective method of treating agoraphobia today is psychotherapy. The fact is that most often the phobia is the result of some emotional trauma, previously suffered by a person. An experienced specialist will always help a patient to discover the cause of fear and overcome it. In addition, it is regular sessions that help people to gradually get out of the state of anxiety. The statistics confirm that agoraphobia is successfully treated and people with similar problems after the course of therapy can return to normal life and communicate with others.
• In addition to psychotherapy, medications are used, in particular, sedatives and antidepressants.