How to Use agoraphobia in a Sentence

agoraphobia

noun

• Kim Basinger is opening up about her battle with agoraphobia.
  — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2022
• Amy Adams stars as Anna Fox, a child psychologist trapped inside her home thanks to her agoraphobia.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2021
• Because of this, agoraphobia can be as mild as avoiding a certain grocery store, or as severe as being completely unable to leave the home.
  — Eleesha Lockett, SELF, 8 Nov. 2021
• Her ability to interact with the world in those difficult days was limited by a type of agoraphobia.
  — Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 22 Oct. 2020
• The two are stuck in a codependent swirl, fueled by Shirley’s depression and agoraphobia and Stanley’s philandering and awash in their heavy drinking.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2020
• Patton recorded his vocals alone at his home studio, which wouldn’t be a big deal if he hadn’t been diagnosed with agoraphobia during the pandemic.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2022
• The dogs became her main companions, hunkering down with her at home as her reclusiveness veered into agoraphobia.
  — Lauren Smiley, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
• Child psychologist Anna Fox (Amy Adams) spends her days confined to her home due to her agoraphobia and observes her neighbors from her second-story apartment window.
  — Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2022
• Ativan is the brand name for lorazepam,a benzodiazepine, that is used to treat anxiety, drug withdrawal, agoraphobia and seizure disorders, among other things.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 May 2017
• What distinguishes agoraphobia from other anxiety disorders is the cause of the fear.
  — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
• The attack came from Kenny’s agoraphobia, a condition that leaves her with a fear of her environment and makes travel immensely difficult.
  — Craig Cavallo, CNT, 11 Aug. 2017
• Most people with agoraphobia use avoidance as a way to prevent anxiety or panic attacks from happening outside of their safe spaces.
  — Eleesha Lockett, SELF, 8 Nov. 2021
• As more people are vaccinated and the pandemic subsides, will agoraphobia be more common?
  — Robin Goist, cleveland, 13 Mar. 2021
• Not everyone who experiences social anxiety or agoraphobia — the fear of places and situations that might cause panic — copes with those stresses to the same degree.
  — Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2021
• The medicine is for the management of anxiety disorder, the short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety, and the treatment of panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, according to Mylan.
  — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2019
• Teenage newcomer Khalil Everage, who hails from the South Side, plays a young music prodigy suffering from borderline agoraphobia, a type of anxiety disorder.
  — Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2018
• Physically, the museum is only a short distance from the agoraphobia of the relentlessly edifying Mall.
  — Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2020
• The Baywatch star opened up about his agoraphobia — an anxiety disorder that involves the fear of going into crowded spaces, or sometimes leaving one's home — during his October 2022 Men's Health cover interview.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2022
• The program is designed to attenuate the agoraphobia, or fear of entering spaces from which escape might be difficult, that individuals with schizophrenia often feel.
  — Raleigh McElvery, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2022
• Jackson has missed family weddings, birthdays and even funerals because of agoraphobia.
  — David Begnaud, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2022
• These are not people simply suffering from depression or anxiety or agoraphobia.
  — Abigail Tracy, The Hive, 3 Feb. 2017
• Fred becomes increasingly caught up with his academic life, while Rose forms a tenuous connection with Shirley, who is struggling with anxiety and agoraphobia and self-medicating with prescription drugs and alcohol.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 June 2020
• Fields, 28, said he has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, social anxiety, agoraphobia, which is a type of anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
  — Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2018
• According to the psychological report, Richards was diagnosed with agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder that often includes fear of open spaces, and obsessive compulsive disorder and has been under the care of mental health experts for much of her life.
  — Paula McMahon, Sun-Sentinel.com, 7 June 2017
• Chisholm was diagnosed with clinical depression, anorexia, a binge-eating disorder, severe anxiety and agoraphobia, according to The Daily Mail.
  — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
• Fields said he has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, social anxiety, agoraphobia, a type of anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
  — Aleanna Siacon, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2018
• Jay began to struggle with paralyzing anxiety and agoraphobia.
  — Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2021
• Richards, seated in a wheelchair at the hearing, has significant mental health problems including agoraphobia - fear of leaving one's house - obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety disorder, court documents show.
  — CBS News, 8 June 2017
• None of the usual diagnoses—depression, anxiety or agoraphobia—explained her withdrawal, which continued after medications stabilized her mood.
  — Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2022
• Angela suffers from acute anxiety and agoraphobia following an assault, and thus never leaves her lavish Seattle apartment, which is technologically optimized for perpetual isolation.
  — Vikram Murthi, The Week, 11 Feb. 2022

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