I've Developed Agoraphobia During My Years As An Immigrant
I was born and raised in a very crowded metropolis. I was used to be crowded around by people wherever I went. The typical class size of any grade I attended in my native country was 70 students. But over time, I'd developed an anxiety condition that I didn't want to go to any concert or theme parks that had huge crowds. I hadn't gone to the theater to watch a movie for 4 years. I just feel very anxious around crowds. I don't remember when exactly I started to have such phobia. It was a gradual and subtle development until one day I felt as if I was going to pass out, and that my heart would stop when I was in a crowded concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Today, I still remember the horrible experience when I had to walk through this very crowded and congested tunnel in Hollywood Bowl to exit to the parking lot. I felt my journey to my car was like forever, as if my heart was just going to die on me, and I would just fall and be trampled on before I could make