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Agorfocialac

Pronounced with 5 syllables ;

ag-or-focial-ack

Submission to : Wikipedia 03/20/2017

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Prepared by: Stuart Scesney

Definition: When one has an addiction to social media and spends too much time at their home socializing and not socializing face to face ,in public. A neighbor of an agoraphobic, would think that the person has no friends, is anti-social and stays at home alone. A classic Agoraphobic (Definition is after this article).

Little do they know, that neighbor is talking to a group of friends live, from all around the world on their computer, listening to music and having a video chat with their brother at the same time.

In reality, the neighbor's "diagnosis" of their neighbor being agoraphobic, is quite the opposite of the disorder that neighbor actually has. That neighbor is addicted to the "social life ", not avoiding it by any means. They love the out doors. As a matter of fact, over 90 % of Agorfocialac's CRAVE outdoor activities...Because their hooked to the internet and don't get out enough.

Agoraphobia: An anxiety disorder characterized by symptoms of anxiety in situations where the person perceives the environment to be unsafe with no easy way to get away. These situations can include open spaces, public transit, shopping malls, or simply being outside the home. Being in these situations may result in a panic attack. The symptoms occur nearly every time the situation is encountered and lasts for more than six months. Those affected will go to great lengths to avoid these situations. In severe cases people may become unable to leave their homes.