Agoraphobia literally means fear of “open spaces or ‘fear of the market place’.  However, Agoraphobics are not necessarily afraid of open spaces. Agoraphobia is a condition in which a person begins to avoid spaces or situations associated with anxiety. This anxiety disorder involves the fear of experiencing a panic attack in a place or situation from which escape may be difficult or embarrassing. ”Phobic situations” might include driving, shopping, crowded places, traveling, being alone, and social gatherings. People suffering from agoraphobia sometimes fear that they are “losing” their mind or “going crazy” because of their fears and anxiety.

Persons with agoraphobia may also develop fatigue, tension, alcohol or drug abuse problems, and obsessive disorders, making seeking treatment crucial.

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You might have ever been yourself or if not personally experienced, then might have observed in others, a situation that brought on sweats, rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath. This probably wasn’t a heart attack but an anxiety attack. If you or anyone you know suffers from anxiety disorders, learning to manage it is the first step to overcoming it.

Anxiety is extreme reactions to fearful situations. When someone follows you into a dark alley, those anxious feelings of a racing heartbeat and sweaty palms gives way to heightened senses and a rush of adrenalin that can save your life. This is the fight or flight syndrome.

In the case of frequent anxiety, the fearful feelings are dread of a particular situation and not the situation itself. Getting caught in traffic can cause an anxiety attack over what might happen when one gets to work late. Starting a new job can bring on anxiety attacks. You don’t know anyone and fear of that unknown can send you into a panic.

Everyone experiences panic or anxiety in small ways. Like the fight or flight example, it can save your life. In new situations, we get panicky but when the outcome we fear fails to materialize, the anxiety stops. For someone with chronic anxiety, this is not the case.

Every situation that brings anxiety is not life-threatening. More than likely it is an extremely stressful situation that has brought on the anxiety as a way of dealing with it. Unchecked anxiety of this type can lead to depression.

There’re various methods to treat panic attacks, but having know how of home made ones helps a lot, as they’re instant. Plus, one good thing about these is that most of them are natural remedies, so no worries about side effect.

In the above context, you might hear about Passion flower. It’s a great flower to use in your pursuit to cure your panic attack. Passion Flower is most commonly used as an anti-depressant and thus helps soothing anxiety attacks.

To use it, you don’t need any specific guideline; instead, you can use it in tea or dried up by the leaves for smoking. It doesn’t possess any of the fierce and vicious side effects of drugs so using it won’t create any further problem.