Sufferers have the unfounded fear of losing consciousness or suffering heart failure in restrictive or open places. Victims of agoraphobia confine their activities to avoid these places and situations. If left untreated, sufferers become virtual hermits, holing themselves at home. They become so scared of stepping outdoors that they become prisoners of their own fears. The last main category of phobia is the Social Phobia.
Sufferers fear embarrassment or humiliation in public or in social situations.
They avoid official and social functions. This is a serious setback if the sufferer is required to attend official gatherings like business meetings. Many people have one fear or another. They may not exhibit adverse life style changes but their fears make them suffer stress. The source of fears and phobias originates in childhood.