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255: You Don’t Have to Be Homebound to Have Agoraphobia: The Hidden Ways It Shows Up in Everyday Life
Episode 255 • 5th October 2026 • A Healthy Push • Shannon Ireland
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Do you ever feel like you're living inside a "safety bubble"—where you can do the things you have to do, but everything else feels like a monumental risk?

For a long time, I thought agoraphobia meant you never left your house. Because I was going to work and seeing friends, I didn't think the label applied to me. But internally? I was in constant chaos. I was scanning for exits, negotiating with my anxiety, and restricting my travel to a very small radius. In this episode, I’m breaking down the "hidden" side of agoraphobia and why it’s actually a fear of sensations, not places.

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