Agoraphobia Treatment Options

Do You Need Professional Help for Agoraphobia?

Recovering from agoraphobia does not require professional help. I can say this with confidence because I made a complete and permanent recovery from agoraphobia using self-help techniques. I am not saying that a psychologist cannot help you recover from agoraphobia. I am just saying that you can learn and practice the same techniques that a psychologist will teach you on your own and save a lot of money.

Seek professional help for agoraphobia if:

• You need the guidance of a professional psychologist to feel confidence in the recovery techniques (relaxation training, desensitization, thought replacement).
• You need regular appointments with a psychologist to keep you motivated and consistent in practicing the techniques for recovery.
• You feel like there are some deep-seated fears or underlying issues such as a traumatic event in your past or dysfunctional relationship that cause your fear.

However, many people with agoraphobia prefer a self-help program because they are self-motivated, goal-directed people who have what it takes to educate themselves on agoraphobia and its treatment and do the hard work of recovery on their own. If this sounds like you, you can be confident that you can be just as successful in recovering from agoraphobia using the right self-help program as you can be with professional help.

Agoraphobia is not a mental illness. It is not an organic disease of the brain. If you have agoraphobia, you are not sick.

Most people with agoraphobia are simply people with over-reactive adrenal glands who cause their own panic attacks by negative and irrational thinking. You can learn to control the panic with relaxation skills, changing your thinking, and systematically facing and overcoming your fears – with or without professional help.