Agraphobia vs. Agoraphobia — What's the Difference?

Fear of sexual abuse.

Agoraphobia is a mental and behavioral disorder, specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by symptoms of anxiety in situations where the person perceives their environment to be unsafe with no easy way to escape. These situations can include open spaces, public transit, shopping centers, or simply being outside their home.

Extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult.

An anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear or anxiety about being in open or public places.

The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.

(rare) An aversion to markets.

A morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)