This tendency is clear in you — here is what it reveals, to understand and move forward.

Fear of large open spaces, public squares, car parks and exposed areas.

Your high score points to marked anxiety in large open spaces (squares, car parks, wide avenues). At the heart of agoraphobia, the fear is generally not the place itself but the dread of being seized by discomfort there without being able to escape or be helped. One way of reading it, to weigh against your own experience, is that a fear-avoidance loop has set in: anticipatory anxiety drives you to avoid these spaces, avoidance brings immediate relief but prevents you from finding out that the feared danger does not actually happen, which reinforces the belief that these places are dangerous. This well-documented mechanism explains why agoraphobia tends to spread if left unworked — and, conversely, why graded exposure is so effective at reversing it. Recognising this dynamic is already a step toward reclaiming ground.

This tendency is clear in you — here is what it reveals, to understand and move forward.

Anxiety linked to public transport, cars or planes.

This high score points to significant anxiety on transport (bus, train, underground, motorway driving). These situations often stack several agoraphobic triggers: difficulty getting out at will, the feeling of being 'trapped', distance from a safe place. One reading, to weigh against your own experience, is that anxiety here is sustained by attention focused on bodily sensations (pounding heart, short breath) interpreted as the harbinger of a catastrophe, which amplifies those very sensations — a self-feeding loop. Because transport is often hard to avoid altogether, its impact on daily life (work, outings) can be significant, which makes it a priority to address. The good news is that the same principles of exposure and regulation apply here just as effectively.

This tendency is present in you — here is what it sheds light on.

Fear of gatherings, queues and very busy places.

Your moderate score points to anxiety in very busy places (packed shops, queues, events). Within the agoraphobic frame, a crowd combines the difficulty of getting out quickly with the fear of others' eyes should discomfort become visible. One avenue, to weigh against your own experience, is that anxiety here is tied more to anticipation ('what if I felt unwell in front of everyone?') than to the present situation itself. The moderate level of the score suggests these situations are manageable under certain conditions but avoided or endured with tension in others. Identifying the factors that make a crowd tolerable (a visible exit, a limited duration, a quiet time) lets you build gradual exposure and regain freedom of movement.

This tendency is present in you — here is what it sheds light on.

Anxiety in confined spaces such as lifts, tunnels or small rooms.

This moderate score points to anxiety in enclosed or cramped spaces (lifts, small rooms, windowless places). In the agoraphobic context (to be distinguished from isolated claustrophobia), the central fear remains that of not being able to get out or be helped should discomfort arise. One way of reading it, to weigh against your own experience, is that the feeling of confinement activates the same underlying fear — being trapped — as the other situations in your profile, which suggests a common mechanism rather than separate fears. The moderate level of the score indicates that these situations are a source of tension but not necessarily of total avoidance. Working on them through graded exposure, drawing on the regulation of sensations, often benefits the whole profile, since it is the same underlying fear that is being defused.