Agoraphobia is a condition that affects a quarter of the adult population worldwide. It is defined as having a sense of agitation when going to a particular place or gathering that entails having to mingle with several people or groups of people.
Individuals with this condition have had previous experience that made them feel confined in a particular place or mode of transportation with a sense of foreboding that they are unable to escape such a situation, thereby causing such trauma.
The anxiety caused by such a condition is lessened by having someone whom the person with agoraphobia trusts go with them in such places or events.