Brenna Mae threw on a beanie, grabbed her messenger bag, and left her apartment on June 10 to go to Trader Joe’s. While so many people travel to the grocery store everyday, this moment was incredibly ...

Leaving the house can be a terrifying prospect for people with agoraphobia, who have a hard time feeling safe in public. While many are staying inside during the coronavirus pandemic, this is not the ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

Agoraphobia can't be diagnosed until someone has experienced at least six months of symptoms, severe enough to affect daily life. (Getty Images) As people start to venture out, Ashley Perkins might be ...

Agoraphobia is commonly considered to be a fear of outside, open, or crowded spaces, and is treated with therapies that work on acclimating the agoraphobic to external places she would otherwise avoid ...

Agoraphobia has gripped Cecil Jackson's life since he was 19 years old. He's one of an estimated 2 million adults in the United States who have the anxiety disorder that causes them to stay home to ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Agoraphobia is a fear of being outside, or a fear of being in an inescapable situation. It's a disorder ...

Cecil Jackson, who has agoraphobia, says his life has completely changed after undergoing therapy and speaking about his struggles publicly with CBS News. But although he and his family celebrate his ...

WHILE going out in public is a daily necessity for many, it’s not that easy for everyone. Agoraphobia is one of the most common fear-related illnesses, and anxiety support organisation No More Panic ...