Victims of a panic attack will in most cases approach help through a medical diagnosis. Naturally, they will be diagnosed as having no physical illness. And so, believing that nothing is wrong with them, there are many instances that those who are suffering from panic attacks and agoraphobia are confused and may be hesitant in calling for further help and often endure the disorder silently.

If you have had panic attacks, and feel that something is terribly wrong although you do not know exactly what, take the following self-examination. It is one way of testing whether you are developing agoraphobia. This test will help you uncover the deeper causes of you anxieties, worries and fears that may hopefully point you in the direction of the following steps that you should take. Keeping the fears and panic attacks all to yourself without the professional aid will restrict your movement and normal daily affairs aside from preventing you to reach your potential.

Understand though that in taking this agoraphobia test, you have to try to go back to your earliest preconceptions of fear and the way you react to them. Try to define them very well. It is understood that if you are in the midst of a traumatic experience, worry, panic and depression, it will be very hard to decipher the way you feel. Do not let that hold you back. Remember that agoraphobia is also being in constant anxiety and fear that the panic attack may strike anytime and having no control of that will make you more anxious. Defining it very well and analyzing that will already give you a semblance of control though it may not cure you yet. The next step is to seek professional help when you are in doubt.

Often as mentioned previously, there exists a line in which all of us could normally suffer fear and be anxious. But if you are already having panic attacks for no apparent reason, then the following agoraphobia test could be of help.

There are eight categories in which anxiety is divided. All of these are very common and because of advancements in research over the last two decades, all are very treatable. Take this test to know if you are suffering from normal fears or are already developing agoraphobic attacks.

The following are the eight categories:

1. Panic Disorder - Ask your self if you experiencing panics for no apparent reason except that in being panicky.

2. Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Ask yourself, very truthfully if you are a compulsive worrier and is always worried that something bad about something could happen.

3. Depression - What are your emotional and mood swings. Is the swing intense between worry and despair?

4. Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia - Are you afraid of leaving the house. Do you worry that once you leave the house you could have panic attacks?

5. Social Phobia - Are public interaction and evaluation terrifying to you?

6. Simple Phobia - Are you intensely afraid of something, a specific object, a specific animal or a situation that common people are not afraid of?

7. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Do you feel compelled to perform rituals to prevent or fight an excessive fear?

8. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Do you have had a traumatic experience in the past, always worried about this experience? Are these occupy and influence your thinking?

Now, honestly, is seeking professional help outside your home terrifies you? If it does, you might need the assistance of somebody from your household to help you seek help.