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Can a traumatic life event trigger
the development of agoraphobia?
A traumatic life event such as
an auto accident, mugging, rape, abuse, or childhood
trauma can definitely lead to the development of
agoraphobia. Usually the person will develop another
disorder first, like post-traumatic stress disorder. After
having some panic attacks associated with the initial
disorder (at the scene of the trauma in some cases), the
person develops fearful associations with certain places or
situations. At some point, the fear generalizes to all
places and situations except for a safe place (or a few safe
places) and that's when the person has developed agoraphobia.
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