With a given amount of practice time, you can usually learn a task more rapidly and readily if you work in short practice sessions, space widely apart, instead of sessions held closer together. Most sufferers of Agoraphobia have had distressing or traumatic things happen to them during childhood, then at a later time another similar event or situation happens and perhaps the body is at a low ebb as well, then a panic can occur. Explained previously is the part the pituitary gland plays in a panic, the gland becomes overloaded and will then produce adrenalin when there is no life threatening situation occurring. The physical effects of this is heart racing, perspiring, legs shaking, irregular breathing, light headedness dizziness, a sense of unreality etc. The irregular breathing causes the imbalance of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the blood stream and lungs.
Agoraphobia has a big physical aspect to it.
The aromatic small of incense always reminds Mary of her trip to India. A fierce dog frightens a child. These all work by association. 1 A conditioned reaction occurs when a person' body is monitored when attached to a lie detector, the heart, blood pressure, perspiration, breathing, trembling are all tested when questions are asked. A small fire breaks our in a aeroplane - the oxygen becomes restricted and there is no way of escape.