i have a severe phobia of wide open spaces.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by symptoms of anxiety in situations where the person perceives the environment to be unsafe with no easy way to get away. These situations can include open spaces, public transit, shopping malls, or simply being outside the home. Being in these situations may result in a panic attack. The symptoms occur nearly every time the situation is encountered and last for more than six months. Those affected will go to great lengths to avoid these situations. In severe cases people may become unable to leave their homes. Agoraphobia is believed to be due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The condition often runs in families, and stressful events such as the death of a parent or being attacked may be a trigger. In the DSM-5 agoraphobia is classified as a phobia along with specific phobias and social phobia. Other conditions that can produce similar symptoms include separation anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and major depressive disorder. Those affected are at higher risk of depression and substance use disorder. Without treatment it is uncommon for agoraphobia to resolve. Treatment is typically with a type of counselling called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I suffer from agoraphobia its an anxiety disorder makes me afraid to leave the house"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I'm sorry to hear that!  Do you take any medication for it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "No I do therapy but if I leave my house I have a panic attack"}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's awful!  What kind of therapy do you do?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "talk therapy but i can not go to shopping malls or ride public transit without a panic attack"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Does anyone else in your family have it?  Is it hereditary?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "No but the symptoms happen every single time I leave my house for longer than six months now"}, {"role": "user", "content": "How do you cope?  Do you order groceries online to be delivered?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes and my Dr said the cause is a combination of environmental and genetic factors"}, {"role": "user", "content": "This is fascinating - what else can you tell me about agoraphobia?  I've never met anyone with it before."}]