Have you or anyone you know ever been Agoraphobic? (fear of public or open spaces. Often diagnosed in conjunction with panic disorder)

Not personally. But once when I was driving to school one day drove past a man who was running really really fast but he was really old and only had his underwear on. We all laughed hysterically at first but then when I drove past him and looked in the rear view mirror I saw his face and he looked absolutely terrified. I said 'Wait, there's something wrong.' And stopped the car immediately. I wound down my window and asked him if he was okay and he ran past and said 'I CANT STOP! Agoraphobia!' and just kept running. He was sweating and crying and his mouth was foaming. I called and ambulance and we drove around the area looking for him. The poor guy probably went outside to get his mail and then realised he was in an open space.

I was late for school that day and missed an exam. But I had the ambulance driver write to the school and explain!

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Thank you for your response Samgiedavis. :-)

How sad for that older man to be dealing with agoraphobia. It was kind of you to call an ambulance for him. I hope he got the help he needed. It sounds like he may of had some other health issues.
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