Agoraphobia...Fear of Leaving the House...Loneliness Housing..“I want to move back to south side, but the rent there is too ridiculous for anyone on a fixed income,”
If you have a fear of leaving your house, it is probable that you have an intense fear of being in certain situations in which escape is difficult or potentially embarrassing, or where help is not readily available. More specifically, the focus is on the fear of having a panic attack in such situations.A fear of leaving the house is associated with agoraphobia, though not all people with this disorder have this concern. Agoraphobia can occur on its own, but is more commonly a complication of panic disorder.
You do not need to be homebound to be diagnosed with agoraphobia. Agoraphobia can cause a panic response in an array of situations, including traveling by car, train, plane or bus; being in an elevator, crowd, large store, or confined area; being on a bridge or standing in a line. The fear associated with agoraphobia is so intense that a person will usually go to great lengths to avoid the feared situations. At the most extreme cases, agoraphobia can develop into a fear of leaving one’s house altogether. One’s home becomes his or her “safe zone.”Being homebound is disabling. But, you can find significant relief with treatment. The sooner treatment begins after the onset of agoraphobia, the more quickly symptom reduction or elimination will be realized. However, even those with long-term symptoms will generally experience improvement with treatment, and most will regain the freedom to resume many of the activities they once enjoyed.Your fear of leaving the house is fed by anxiety. By leaning and practicing relaxation techniques, you will be able to reduce the level of your anxiety and panic attacks. You may even be able to defuse an attack in the making.
Stress and anxiety seem to go hand in hand –- increase one and the other will follow. If you have developed agoraphobia and have a fear of leaving your house, it may be beneficial to your recovery to keep stress and anxiety in check.Systematic desensitization usually starts with imagining yourself in a progression of fearful situations and using relaxation strategies that compete with anxiety. Once you can successfully manage your anxiety while imagining fearful events, you can use the technique in real life situations. The goal of the process is to become gradually desensitized to the triggers that are causing your distress.
panicdisorder.about.com/od/agoraphobia/a/fearleavinghm.htm
A to Z List of Phobias
Ablutophobia – Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia – Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia – Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia – Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia – Fear of noise.
Acrophobia – Fear of heights.
Aerophobia – Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia – Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia – Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Aftokinitophobia – Fear of automobiles (cars).
Agateophobia – Fear of insanity.
Agliophobia – Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia – Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets.
Agraphobia – Fear of sexual abuse.
Agrizoophobia – Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia – Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia – Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia – Fear of cats.
Aimaphobia – Fear of blood.
Albuminurophobia – Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia – Fear of chickens.
Algophobia – Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia – Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia – Fear of opinions.
Altophobia – Fear of heights.
Alysidophobia – Fear of a chain or chains.
Amathophobia – Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia – Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia – Fear of walking.
Amfisbitophobia – Fear of arguing.
Amnesiphobia – Fear of amnesia.
Amychophobia – Fear of scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia – Fear of looking up.
Ancraophobia or Anemophobia – Fear of wind.
Androphobia – Fear of men.
Anemophobia – Fear of air drafts or wind.
Anginophobia – Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.
Anglophobia – Fear of England, English culture, etc.
Angrophobia – Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia – Fear of immobility of a joint.
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia – Fear of flowers.
Anthropoiophobia or Anthophobia – Fear of people.
Anthropophobia – Fear of people or society.
Antlophobia – Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia – Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia – Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia – Fear of being touched.
Apiphobia – Fear of bees.
Apolithomaphobia – The fear of a fossil, fossils, or of Paleontology.
Apotemnophobia – Fear of persons with amputations.
Arachibutyrophobia – Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia – Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia – Fear of numbers.
Arrhenphobia – Fear of men.
Arsonphobia – Fear of fire.
Arythmophobia – Fear of not having rhythm.
Asanserophobia – Fear of an elevator or elevators.
Asthenophobia – Fear of fainting or weakness.
Astraphobia or Astrapophobia – Fear of thunder and lightning.
Astrophobia – Fear of stars and celestial space.
Astynomiaphobia – Fear of police.
Asymmetriphobia – Fear of asymmetrical things.
Ataxiophobia – Fear of ataxia (muscular incoordination)
Ataxophobia – Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia – Fear of imperfection.
Atephobia – Fear of ruin or ruins.
Athazagoraphobia – Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
Atomosophobia – Fear of atomic explosions.
Atychiphobia – Fear of failure.
Aulophobia – Fear of flutes.
Aurophobia – Fear of gold.
Auroraphobia – Fear of Northern lights.
Autodysomophobia – Fear of one that has a vile odor.
Automatonophobia – Fear of ventriloquist’s dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues – anything that falsly represents a sentient being.
Automysophobia – Fear of being dirty.
Autophobia – Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia or Aviatophobia – Fear of flying.
www.fearofstuff.com/phobialist/
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced plans in October to rid the city of its abandoned properties, but some community activists are concerned the initiative will alienate certain residents.Holding up broken-heart signs to express their feelings towards Elorza’s program, dozens of protesters gathered Thursday at Providence City Hall, demanding the mayor update his plan so it won’t displace low-income residents.“There’s a housing crisis here in Rhode Island, and for Rhode Island to be the smallest state in the union, this should not be,” said protester Roline Burgison.The demonstration coincided with Elorza’s scheduled news conference to launch a separate initiative from Rhode Island Housing to assist first-time homebuyers purchase previously foreclosed homes.Demonstrators expressed concerns that the blighted homes the city aims to fix will be replaced with ones that are too expensive for low-income families.“Higher property taxes are always better for a city’s coffers, but they’re not necessarily better for the local homeowners,” added protester Christopher Samih-Rotondo. “If you’ve got low-income homeowners who have been there for years and their property taxes go up, that’s another way they’re pushed out.”
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Agoraphobia...Fear of Leaving the House...Loneliness Housing..“I want to move back to south side, but the rent there is too ridiculous for anyone on a fixed income,”
If you have a fear of leaving your house, it is probable that you have an intense fear of being in certain situations in which escape is difficult or potentially embarrassing, or where help is not readily available. More specifically, the focus is on the fear of having a panic attack in such situations.A fear of leaving the house is associated with agoraphobia, though not all people with this disorder have this concern. Agoraphobia can occur on its own, but is more commonly a complication of panic disorder.
You do not need to be homebound to be diagnosed with agoraphobia. Agoraphobia can cause a panic response in an array of situations, including traveling by car, train, plane or bus; being in an elevator, crowd, large store, or confined area; being on a bridge or standing in a line. The fear associated with agoraphobia is so intense that a person will usually go to great lengths to avoid the feared situations. At the most extreme cases, agoraphobia can develop into a fear of leaving one’s house altogether. One’s home becomes his or her “safe zone.”Being homebound is disabling. But, you can find significant relief with treatment. The sooner treatment begins after the onset of agoraphobia, the more quickly symptom reduction or elimination will be realized. However, even those with long-term symptoms will generally experience improvement with treatment, and most will regain the freedom to resume many of the activities they once enjoyed.Your fear of leaving the house is fed by anxiety. By leaning and practicing relaxation techniques, you will be able to reduce the level of your anxiety and panic attacks. You may even be able to defuse an attack in the making.
Stress and anxiety seem to go hand in hand –- increase one and the other will follow. If you have developed agoraphobia and have a fear of leaving your house, it may be beneficial to your recovery to keep stress and anxiety in check.Systematic desensitization usually starts with imagining yourself in a progression of fearful situations and using relaxation strategies that compete with anxiety. Once you can successfully manage your anxiety while imagining fearful events, you can use the technique in real life situations. The goal of the process is to become gradually desensitized to the triggers that are causing your distress.
panicdisorder.about.com/od/agoraphobia/a/fearleavinghm.htm
A to Z List of Phobias
Ablutophobia – Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia – Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia – Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia – Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia – Fear of noise.
Acrophobia – Fear of heights.
Aerophobia – Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia – Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia – Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Aftokinitophobia – Fear of automobiles (cars).
Agateophobia – Fear of insanity.
Agliophobia – Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia – Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets.
Agraphobia – Fear of sexual abuse.
Agrizoophobia – Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia – Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia – Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia – Fear of cats.
Aimaphobia – Fear of blood.
Albuminurophobia – Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia – Fear of chickens.
Algophobia – Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia – Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia – Fear of opinions.
Altophobia – Fear of heights.
Alysidophobia – Fear of a chain or chains.
Amathophobia – Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia – Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia – Fear of walking.
Amfisbitophobia – Fear of arguing.
Amnesiphobia – Fear of amnesia.
Amychophobia – Fear of scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia – Fear of looking up.
Ancraophobia or Anemophobia – Fear of wind.
Androphobia – Fear of men.
Anemophobia – Fear of air drafts or wind.
Anginophobia – Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.
Anglophobia – Fear of England, English culture, etc.
Angrophobia – Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia – Fear of immobility of a joint.
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia – Fear of flowers.
Anthropoiophobia or Anthophobia – Fear of people.
Anthropophobia – Fear of people or society.
Antlophobia – Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia – Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia – Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia – Fear of being touched.
Apiphobia – Fear of bees.
Apolithomaphobia – The fear of a fossil, fossils, or of Paleontology.
Apotemnophobia – Fear of persons with amputations.
Arachibutyrophobia – Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia – Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia – Fear of numbers.
Arrhenphobia – Fear of men.
Arsonphobia – Fear of fire.
Arythmophobia – Fear of not having rhythm.
Asanserophobia – Fear of an elevator or elevators.
Asthenophobia – Fear of fainting or weakness.
Astraphobia or Astrapophobia – Fear of thunder and lightning.
Astrophobia – Fear of stars and celestial space.
Astynomiaphobia – Fear of police.
Asymmetriphobia – Fear of asymmetrical things.
Ataxiophobia – Fear of ataxia (muscular incoordination)
Ataxophobia – Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia – Fear of imperfection.
Atephobia – Fear of ruin or ruins.
Athazagoraphobia – Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
Atomosophobia – Fear of atomic explosions.
Atychiphobia – Fear of failure.
Aulophobia – Fear of flutes.
Aurophobia – Fear of gold.
Auroraphobia – Fear of Northern lights.
Autodysomophobia – Fear of one that has a vile odor.
Automatonophobia – Fear of ventriloquist’s dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues – anything that falsly represents a sentient being.
Automysophobia – Fear of being dirty.
Autophobia – Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia or Aviatophobia – Fear of flying.
www.fearofstuff.com/phobialist/
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced plans in October to rid the city of its abandoned properties, but some community activists are concerned the initiative will alienate certain residents.Holding up broken-heart signs to express their feelings towards Elorza’s program, dozens of protesters gathered Thursday at Providence City Hall, demanding the mayor update his plan so it won’t displace low-income residents.“There’s a housing crisis here in Rhode Island, and for Rhode Island to be the smallest state in the union, this should not be,” said protester Roline Burgison.The demonstration coincided with Elorza’s scheduled news conference to launch a separate initiative from Rhode Island Housing to assist first-time homebuyers purchase previously foreclosed homes.Demonstrators expressed concerns that the blighted homes the city aims to fix will be replaced with ones that are too expensive for low-income families.“Higher property taxes are always better for a city’s coffers, but they’re not necessarily better for the local homeowners,” added protester Christopher Samih-Rotondo. “If you’ve got low-income homeowners who have been there for years and their property taxes go up, that’s another way they’re pushed out.”
wpri.com/2016/02/11/protesters-fear-housing-program-will-...