You might suffer it even if you are unaware of this type of disease. The most heavy consequence of the agoraphobia is the inability to cope with panic attacks. It is still unknown why one woman can meet this problem in situations which other woman would consider ordinary.
People suffering from agoraphobia are incredibly scared of leaving home, driving a car or entering a mall. For agoraphobic to fight these fears is a big achievement. These people feel safe only within their own world, usually, it is their own home. When they decide to leave their asylum, they prefer to drive car by themselves because along with agoraphobia usually have the fear of losing control.
A panic attack happens suddenly without warning, and then the supermarket or other place might become an enemy territory.
Due to this unpredictable character of their psychical state, agoraphobic commonly prefer to do not leave their home at all.
It is difficult to diagnose agoraphobia because its symptoms are not very significant and barely can be observed. This state was included in the list of commonly meet phobias only recently.

At least, now many women realized that they are not alone in meeting and struggling with this problem.

Difficult and heavy cases might involve the treatment with potent drugs. However, most of the women do not realize that they need a special treatment and are suffering in silence.