I was Agoraphobic and Didn’t Know it.

Jenna Citrus
2 min readApr 4, 2024

When I think of agoraphobic people I think of someone who is afraid to leave the house and typically chooses to stay in side because of deep seated fears. I recently heard a different definition stating that agoraphobic people don’t leave the house alone because they are afraid a medical event might happen. I realized both parts of that applied to me.
When I still lived with my parents I thought I didn’t like going to the grocery store and I pretty much didn’t have to go because my mom would. After I moved out I found that I only wanted to go shopping with my partner. I didn’t think it was…

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