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Hello Emma,

Overall result

Moderate fears and dependencies

Your profile shows moderate fears or dependencies (50%). Some dimensions weigh more heavily than others and deserve focused work.

Your profile at a glance

Specific phobiasAgoraphobiaSocial phobiaAvoidance &anxious anticipationPhysical fearreactionsScreendependencySocial mediadependencyEmotionaldependencyCompulsivebehavioursFunctionalimpact

Detailed analysis

Specific phobiasMild phobia

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

Your phobia is mild (40%): bothersome but without major impact.

Your score on specific phobias (40%) suggests a targeted fear that remains moderate in how it shows up. What is interesting to note is that this mild phobia coexists with marked avoidance (60%) and high agoraphobia (60%), which indicates that your anxiety expresses itself more through mechanisms of anticipatory avoidance than through massive physical reactions. In other words, you anticipate the fear and organise your life around it, rather than living through acute crises. This dynamic is common among adults in mid-career, where anxious anticipation interweaves with the practical constraints of everyday life.

Recommendations

  • Expose yourself gradually to what you fear, one small step at a time.
  • Learn slow breathing to manage spikes of anxiety.
AgoraphobiaMarked agoraphobia

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

Your agoraphobia is marked (60%): avoidance shrinks the perimeter of your life.

Your marked agoraphobia (60%) is the central point of your clinical profile. It is inseparable from your pronounced avoidance (60%) and contributes directly to the high functional impact (60%) you are going through. What characterises agoraphobia is not so much the fear of open space as the dread of not being able to escape, or of being alone if something goes wrong: it is a fear of fear itself. At 36, this tendency may have crystallised over the years, perhaps reinforced by professional or family responsibilities that raise the daily pressure. If this reading speaks to you, it is important to note that agoraphobia remains highly responsive to structured interventions.

Recommendations

  • Graded exposure (alone, farther, longer) is highly effective.
  • Structured CBT support guides this reclaiming of ground.
Social phobiaMild social phobia

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

Your social phobia is mild (40%).

Your social phobia has stayed mild (40%), which contrasts interestingly with your marked agoraphobia. This suggests that your fear is not so much of being judged or scrutinised as of finding yourself in a situation where you could not escape or ask for help. As an adult woman in mid-career, it is common for social phobia to show up more in professional contexts (meetings, presentations) than in intimate social situations. Your moderate score suggests that you probably already have moments where you navigate interactions without much distress, which is a foothold worth valuing.

Recommendations

  • Expose yourself gradually to the social situations you dread.
  • Refocus your attention on the exchange rather than on yourself.
Avoidance & anxious anticipationMarked avoidance

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

Your avoidance is marked (60%): it sustains and amplifies your fears.

Your marked avoidance (60%) is probably the key mechanism that sustains and amplifies your agoraphobia and narrows the perimeter of your life. Avoidance works in the short term: fleeing the anxiety-provoking situation brings immediate relief. But in the medium and long term, it creates a vicious circle: the more you avoid, the more intense the anxiety toward that situation becomes (because the brain associates it with a real threat), and the more you want to avoid it. You are probably aware of this pattern, which can generate frustration or guilt. At 36, with responsibilities (professional, and potentially family), this restriction can weigh heavily on your quality of life and your opportunities.

Recommendations

  • Graded exposure is the key: progress through realistic stages.
  • Structured CBT support guides the process effectively.
Physical fear reactionsMild reactions

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

Your physical reactions are mild (40%).

Your physical fear reactions have stayed mild (40%), which is informative. It means you probably do not go through panic attacks with massive symptoms (extreme tachycardia, uncontrolled hyperventilation), but rather a more chronic, anticipatory anxiety. Paradoxically, this profile can be less visible to others (you don't show 'crises'), but more exhausting for you, because it is a sustained tension. The combination of mild physical symptoms with marked avoidance (60%) suggests that your body has not learned to tell real dangers from false alarms: it stays on alert, without dramatic explosion.

Recommendations

  • Learn abdominal breathing to calm the body.
  • Remind yourself that these sensations, however unpleasant, are not dangerous.
Screen dependencyMarked dependency

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

Your screen dependency is marked (60%): control is slipping away from you.

Your marked screen dependency (60%) is an important clinical datum that may play a role in emotional regulation. In anxious adults, the screen offers a form of control (you master the content, the pace) and an escape from fear or boredom. It is a behavioural avoidance mechanism analogous to your general tendency to avoid anxiety-provoking situations. What is striking is that this screen dependency (60%) is at the same level as your agoraphobia (60%) and your emotional dependency (60%): there seems to be a triad of regulation or escape mechanisms. At 36, this can affect your sleep, your relationship with your partner, and paradoxically reinforce the isolation that feeds your agoraphobia.

Recommendations

  • Cut back gradually with concrete, tracked goals.
  • Support helps you understand what the screen is filling in for.
Social media dependencyUse to keep an eye on

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

Your use is worth keeping an eye on (40%).

Your social media use is worth keeping an eye on (40%), which is moderate and suggests you have partial control over this consumption. It is interesting to note that your social media dependency (40%) is lower than your overall screen dependency (60%), which probably means that your screen use includes more varied activities (streaming, browsing, gaming, work). Social media has the particular feature of feeding on social validation (likes, comments), which can interact with your mild agoraphobia and your emotional dependency (60%): it offers a form of social connection without the vulnerability of meeting in person.

Recommendations

  • Limit your time with app timers.
  • Take regular breaks and 'clear out' your subscriptions.
Emotional dependencyMarked dependency

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

Your emotional dependency is marked (60%): your balance rests too much on another person.

Your marked emotional dependency (60%) is an important clinical dimension that deserves attention. It suggests that your emotional balance, your sense of safety or your self-worth may rest disproportionately on the presence, approval or commitment of another person. This emotional dependency connects strongly with your agoraphobia (60%) and your avoidance (60%): a reassuring relationship may allow you to go out or do things, but you may dread isolation. This is a common pattern among women in mid-life: identity has gradually condensed around the relational role (partner, and potentially mother), and the fear of separation becomes an extension of the fear of oneself. It is not a weakness; it is a coping mechanism that may have made sense in the past, but that now limits your freedom.

Recommendations

  • Work on emotional dependency and attachment is useful.
  • List what makes you worthy independently of the relationship.
Compulsive behavioursMild compulsion

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

Your compulsive tendency is mild (40%).

Your compulsive tendency has stayed mild (40%), which means you probably do not have invasive obsessional rituals (excessive checking, tidying, repeated cleaning). However, in light of your screen dependency (60%) and your emotional dependency (60%), one can imagine that some subtler compulsive behaviours may arise: constantly checking your phone, repeatedly seeking reassurance from your partner, doom-scrolling social media. These behaviours work like small 'fixes' that temporarily soothe anxiety, but reinforce it over time. Your mild score is a positive point: it means you are not trapped in a strict compulsive loop, and that work on the underlying anxiety will probably have a direct impact.

Recommendations

  • Identify the triggers and set concrete limits.
  • Find healthy alternatives to ease the tension.
Functional impactMarked impact

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

The impact is marked (60%): your freedom, relationships or health are affected.

The marked functional impact (60%) you are going through is the major clinical warning sign of your profile. It means that your personal freedom, your relationships, your work or your health are notably affected by all the fears and dependencies you have just documented. This is not a matter of passing 'nerves': it is a real toll that limits your choices, your movements, your opportunities day to day. At 36, you are probably aware of the years when you had to give things up, adapt, or rely on others to live a life you would have liked to be freer. This functional impact is also a sign of hope: it indicates that the situation has weighed heavily enough for you to decide to assess yourself. That is an important step toward change.

Recommendations

  • Proper care would clearly reduce this toll.
  • Don't carry these difficulties alone: support brings relief.

Profile synthesis

Your clinical profile reveals a coherent set of mechanisms that, together, restrict your freedom and well-being. You show three clinically high dimensions (agoraphobia, avoidance, emotional and screen dependency, functional impact), while other dimensions remain mild or moderate. This pattern suggests that your anxiety expresses itself less through dramatic crises than through chronic anticipation and a gradual reorganisation of your life around what you dread. At 36, as an adult woman, you have probably developed coping strategies (leaning on a relationship, structuring your environment, using screens to regulate emotions) that soothe in the short term but amplify the problem in the long term. What your profile reveals is that agoraphobia and avoidance form the heart of the cycle: the more you avoid, the more the perimeter of your life shrinks; the more it shrinks, the more your emotional dependency (on the person who 'walks you back') and your screen dependency (as an escape) increase. This creates a closed system where each element reinforces the others. Fortunately, this system is reversible. The real good news is that agoraphobia and avoidance are the two psychological constructs that respond best to structured interventions (CBT, graded exposure). Working directly on agoraphobia will have a cascading unlocking effect: as you widen your perimeter of safety, you will depend less on the relationship, you will feel more autonomous, you will use screens less as regulation. You have the resources to step out of this cycle, and your decision to self-assess is already the first proof of it.

How your dimensions interact

A central pattern emerges from your profile: agoraphobia (60%), avoidance (60%), emotional dependency (60%), screen dependency (60%) and functional impact (60%) work together as a self-reinforcing system. Agoraphobia creates fear in the face of space or isolation; this fear translates into avoidance (you don't go out alone, you limit your trips); this avoidance reduces your autonomy, which increases your emotional dependency on the person who 'frees' you; the uncertainty or solitude you dread is then filled by screens, which offer control and apparent connection; but screens reinforce real isolation and functional deterioration, which feeds the initial fear all over again. This is what is called a multi-component vicious circle. Each avoidance behaviour brings immediate relief (anxiety drops when you step out of the dreaded situation), which reinforces the pattern neurobiologically: your brain learns that avoiding works, so it ramps up fear to justify avoidance. This dynamic probably took months or years to crystallise; reversing this vicious circle also takes time and structure, but it is entirely possible. Gradual exposure is the direct antidote: by staying in anxiety-provoking situations just long enough for the anxiety to come down naturally (this process is called 'habituation'), you train your brain to discover that the situation is not dangerous and that the anxiety itself is manageable. This direct learning, repeated over weeks and months, gradually changes the association between the situation and the perceived danger.

Your action plan

Right now

  • Week 1-2: Practise heart coherence for 5 minutes each morning (breathing at 6 cycles/minute) and keep a simple journal noting your anxiety level morning, noon and evening (0-10) plus 1-2 observations ('I slept well', 'I walked 20 min'). This creates a base of personal data and trains your nervous system toward greater regulation.
  • Week 1-2: Identify 1-2 mild avoidance or compulsive behaviours on which you can practise the STOP technique (Stop, Take a breath, Observe, Proceed): each time the urge arises, wait 5 minutes, breathe slowly, then decide. Document each 'small step'.
  • Week 2: List precisely 3 areas where the functional impact weighs the most (e.g. mobility, social relationships, sleep) and 1 small, realistic goal for each area over the next 2 weeks (e.g. 'stay home alone for 30 min without a rescue call', 'go to the café alone once'). Name someone close to whom you will report your efforts.

In the coming weeks

  • Months 1-3: Build a formalised graded exposure programme for agoraphobia: rank the situations you avoid by level of anticipated anxiety (from easiest to hardest), then expose yourself to each level 2-3 times a week, staying until the anxiety comes down naturally (usually 20-40 minutes). Record each exposure in a notebook with anxiety before/after.
  • Months 1-3: Gradually reduce your screen use: set a concrete time limit (e.g. 2 hours of free time per day) and install timers. At the same time, replace 30 minutes of daily screen time with alternative activities (a walk, paper reading, conversation, a creative hobby, physical activity). Track how well you stick to this limit day after day.
  • Months 1-3: Commit to work on emotional independence: write your 'list of values' (what truly matters to you outside of relationships) and identify 1 hobby or personal learning that you invest in seriously (a class, workshop, group, etc.). Also practise one situation alone each week (a meal alone, an outing alone) and note your ability to enjoy it.

In the long run

  • 6 months: Functional mobility goal: you are able to go out alone for everyday activities (errands, work, leisure) without paralysing fear and without needing someone to lean on right away. You can spend 2-4 hours alone outside without constant contact. This goal will be reached through gradual, regular exposure, possibly supported by structured CBT.
  • 6 months: Emotional independence goal: your sense of safety and self-worth rests more on yourself than on the presence or approval of another person. You can communicate your needs and your limits within your relationship without fear of a breakup. You have 1-2 activities or passions you pursue for yourself, not to fill a void.
  • 6 months+: Free-choice goal: you have considerably reduced your screen dependency (back to controlled use, <1 hour a day outside of work) and you have restored time and energy for real relationships, meaningful activities and moments of peaceful solitude. The functional impact has dropped by half or more: you can consider projects, trips, professional decisions without being paralysed by fear. To make the most of these goals, a consultation with a psychologist or psychiatrist trained in CBT remains strongly recommended, in particular to structure the graded exposure and to detect or manage any comorbidities (depression, other forms of anxiety).

Avenues to explore

These are hypotheses, not conclusions. You are the one who knows whether they resonate.

It may be that you experience an **anticipatory anxiety that shows up mainly through avoidance of situations** rather than through intense physical symptoms. In some people, it is the imagined worst-case scenario ('what if I can't escape?') that prevails over visceral fear, which would explain your high score in agoraphobia and avoidance (60%) contrasting with milder physical reactions (40%).

Check for yourself: Over the course of a week, note: when you avoid a situation, is it because you **anticipate** what might happen ('I'm going to panic'), or because you **already feel** physical symptoms (sweating, racing heart)? Are most of your avoidances based on mental 'what ifs'?

A possible explanation would be that **screens and social media function as a strategy to regulate anxiety**: you would develop a screen dependency (60%) precisely because they offer a reassuring control and predictability, contrasting with the unpredictability of public spaces (agoraphobia 60%) and real social interactions (social phobia 40%).

Check for yourself: Observe your moments of screen use: do they increase when you feel **anxious, isolated or facing an unpredictable situation**? Conversely, intentionally cut your screen time for 2-3 days and note whether your urge to go out or interact changes, or whether anxiety climbs a notch.

It may be that your **marked emotional dependency and functional impact (both 60%)** signal that you rely heavily on one or more people to **manage your fears and your outings**. When that person is unavailable, anxiety and isolation rise, creating a cycle where depending emotionally on someone becomes an anti-anxiety strategy, even if it reinforces autonomous avoidance in the long run.

Check for yourself: Think back to your last three moments of leaving your 'comfort zone': **did you have a trusted person with you or nearby**? Conversely, in the moments when you feel *alone*, do you find it harder to face open spaces or social interactions?

A less obvious lead: your **moderate overall score (50%) combined with a strong functional impact (60%)** could suggest that it is not the raw intensity of the fears that blocks you, but rather an **accumulation of many small fears plus avoidance/compulsion behaviours that drain mental energy and restrict your day-to-day**. You may not suffer from one big single phobia, but from an interwoven set of anxieties.

Check for yourself: List your **three main daily restrictions** ('I can't do X', 'I always have to Y'). Does each come from an isolated fear, or are they interconnected? For example: fear of being seen panicking → avoiding going out alone → depending on others → guilt → screens as a refuge.

12 clinical reading frameworks are applied to your profile below — the exact number announced for this test.

Reading frameworks

Recognised clinical frameworks applied to your profile, as additional perspectives to weigh.

Attachment styleanxious with dependent traits

The profile shows marked emotional dependency (60%) and pronounced agoraphobia (60%), suggesting a fear of abandonment or separation that can generate a compulsive search for relational or digital closeness. Screen and social media dependency could serve as palliative regulation in the face of separation anxiety.

Nervous system statesympathetic dominant with dorsal tendencies

The phobic profile (60% agoraphobia, 60% avoidance) indicates a chronic sympathetic mobilisation (vigilance, anticipatory flight), while screen dependency could signal an attempt to switch into dorsal hypoarousal (digital freeze). The marked functional impact confirms a persistent dysregulation of the nervous system.

Cognitive patterncatastrophising

The marked avoidance (60%) and the anxious anticipation combined with agoraphobia suggest a catastrophising projection onto situations that feel unmanageable or spaces that feel unsafe, reinforcing the phobic cycle.

Cognitive patternmind reading

The mild social phobia (40%) could be fed by a negative interpretation of others' judgements, justifying the retreat to screens as a space of perceived control.

Early schemaabandonment

The marked emotional dependency and the agoraphobia suggest a core fear of isolation or loss, which may trace back to an early representation of safety made conditional on closeness.

Early schemavulnerability to harm

The marked agoraphobia and the physical fear reactions (even mild ones) evoke a schema of vulnerability in the face of unpredictability or uncontrollable spaces, limiting autonomy.

Attachment — Sources: Bowlby (1969) ; Ainsworth et al. (1978) ; Hazan & Shaver (1987)

Cognitive distortions — Sources: Beck (1976) ; Burns (1980)

Young's schemas — Sources: Young, Klosko & Weishaar (2003) ; Young (1990)

Polyvagal theory — Sources: Porges (2011) ; Dana (2018) — proposed/debated theory

Additional clinical frameworks

Recognised models for this domain, applied to your profile as hypotheses to weigh — not a diagnosis.

Cross-cutting frameworks

Emotion regulation

Your profile evokes emotion regulation in difficulty: the marked agoraphobia (60%) and the anticipatory avoidance (60%) suggest a strategy of suppression or avoidance in the face of anxiety rather than a cognitive reappraisal of the dreaded situations. This coping mode, effective in the short term, tends to reinforce the fears and to narrow your field of action. Asking yourself how you currently welcome your emotions (flight vs. observation) could shed light on the levers for change.

Sources: Gross (1998) ; Gross (2015)

Ellis's ABC model

The chain of agoraphobia-avoidance-functional impact marks a cycle where the interpretation of a situation ('I'm going to panic', 'it's too risky') triggers avoidance, which reinforces the belief. It may be that your catastrophising automatic thoughts ('what if I lose control') generate the anxious anticipation more than the events themselves. Exploring the underlying beliefs could weaken this cycle.

Sources: Ellis (1962) ; Ellis & Harper (1975)

Cognitive distortions

The agoraphobic profile (60%) combined with marked avoidance (60%) probably reveals active cognitive distortions: catastrophising ('something serious is going to happen'), overgeneralisation ('every outing is a risk'), or mind reading ('others notice my distress'). These biases automatically amplify the fear. Recognising these thoughts rather than believing them can gradually free up emotional space.

Sources: Beck (1976) ; Burns (1980)

Sense of self-efficacy

The marked functional impact (60%) and the agoraphobia (60%) possibly reflect a diminished confidence in your ability to face difficult situations or to master them. This drop in your sense of self-efficacy can become a brake on action. Gradual, successful experiences (even small ones) could progressively restore your confidence in your own resources.

Sources: Bandura (1997) ; Bandura (1977)

Mindfulness

Your screen dependency (60%) and your emotional dependency (60%) suggest strategies of escape from, or fusion with, anxious thoughts rather than a kind, open observation. It may be that you use these behaviours to avoid feeling the anxiety, rather than tolerating it and letting it pass. An approach of acceptance and presence to sensations (without fighting them) could ease this pattern.

Sources: Kabat-Zinn (1990) ; Segal, Williams & Teasdale (2002)

Polyvagal theory

Your autonomic nervous system seems to oscillate between sympathetic mobilisation (mild physical reactions, 40%) and potentially states of avoidance/freeze (agoraphobia 60%, screen dependency 60%). The anticipatory anxiety maintains a constant vigilance that is exhausting. Learning to signal to your system that it is safe (through sensory grounding techniques or a trusting relationship) could allow you to access a more regulated state.

Sources: Porges (2011) ; Dana (2018) — proposed/debated theory

These frameworks do not constitute a medical diagnosis.

Resources & exercise

7-day observation journal

Each day, spot one situation where “Agoraphobia” showed up. Note the automatic thought, the emotion (0–100) and what you did. Then write one more balanced, alternative reading. After 7 days, re-read your notes: the recurring patterns become visible — the first step to change them.

Support resources

If you are struggling, you are not alone. United States: call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7). Elsewhere: find your local line at findahelpline.com. This report supports self-knowledge and does not replace a consultation with a psychologist or doctor.

Your answers in detail

1. Certain animals or insects terrify me.

Answer : Rarely

You answered "Rarely". Can you tell me a little more about the moments when this comes up?

It surfaces mostly in situations that matter to me, when I feel under pressure or emotionally involved.

2. I have an intense fear of heights.

Answer : Rarely

And how long have you been noticing this?

It's been more present for a few months, though I recognise it from before as well.

3. The sight of blood or needles overwhelms me.

Answer : Rarely

4. I avoid flying or other transport out of fear.

Answer : Rarely

5. Enclosed spaces (lifts, tunnels) make me anxious.

Answer : Rarely

6. A specific fear triggers disproportionate panic in me.

Answer : Rarely

7. …

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