Agoraphobic Fears
The people who develop severe fearful reactions and panic attacks have been categorized as an agoraphobic. In searching for the answers to why this condition exists and why they are so overcome with fear to the point of vomiting and pain, we often spend our entire lives simply avoiding people and places that bring on panic attacks while ignoring searching for the core of the problem.
It is not uncommon for people who have agoraphobia (which results in severe panic attacks) to make their homes a personal refuge point. Their homes become the only safe haven where they will feel at peace or at least slightly less worried of having an anxiety attack than being out and about in the outside world.
Let’s start at the beginning. People who develop issues with fear (agoraphobia) are born with creative intelligence and an abundance of sensitivity to all kinds of stimuli. As a baby, we were the ones whom had trouble sleeping and would react strongly to loud noises, bright lights, hot and cold feelings, medications, etc. We had a hyper-awareness and a keen sensitivity that can also be interpreted as the biological predisposition to agoraphobia.
While other babies may feel comfortable with a certain loud noise or welcome sudden changes in light or temperature, you and I were extremely bothered and overcome with stimuli that it caused a nervous reaction. The same goes for certain medications. Not only were our external senses easy to set off with anxiety but also the way our bodies reacted to internal substances was not welcomed without a fight.
Often times when medication is given to babies that are showing early signs of hypersensitivity, our bodies give off stress signals that made us feel uneasy and the only way to deal with that feeling as a baby was to cry. As adults our bodies are now able to do a wide variety of stress outlet activities like the shakes, high temperature, vomiting, nervousness, tunnel vision, etc.
It is important for you to recognize and accept your inherent intelligence and sensitivity. However, it is equally helpful to realize that your environment during your early years had also played an important role in setting you up for later difficulties with acute anxiety.