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When agoraphobia resists DBT intervention

I have been practicing DBT for two years but I still cannot go to the grocery store without having a panic attack in the cereal aisle.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The simple act of being in public can trigger such overwhelming vulnerability that even familiar spaces become emotionally dangerous territories.

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“Where Are You with DBT for emotional dysregulation?”

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