Part (A) Do you have the following symptoms?
1. Crowd
2. Public places
3. Travelling alone
4. Travelling away from home
Part (B) Do you have the following symptoms?
1. Palpitations or pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate
2. Sweating
3. Trembling or shaking
4. Dry mouth (not due to medication or dehydration)
Part (C) Do you have the following symptoms?
1. Difficulty breathing
2. Feeling of choking
3. Chest pain or discomfort
4. Nausea or abdominal distress (e.g. churning in stomach)
5. Feeling dizzy, unsteady, faint or lightheaded
6. Feelings that objects are unreal (derealization) or that the self is distant or ‘not really here’ (depersonalization)
7. Fear of losing control, 'going crazy' or passing out
8. Fear of dying
9. Hot flushes or cold chills
10. Numbness or tingling sensations
Part (D) Do you have the following symptoms?
1. Significant emotional distress due to the avoidance or the anxiety symptoms, and recognition that these are excessive or unreasonable.
2. Symptoms are restricted to or predominate in the feared situations or when thinking about them.
How to determine if you have Agoraphobia?
If you have at least 2 of the symptoms from part A, at least 2 of the symptoms from both part B and C in total (with at least 1 from part B), together with all of the symptoms from part D, you may be suffering from Agoraphobia. You may consider seeing a psychiatrist for professional advice.
