You Know You're Agoraphobic If ...

People who know me have implied - and this wasn't all that long ago - that I might be borderline agoraphobic. I reject that. Maybe I just don't want to go out.

• If you're in a place that has no K Mart and an inconveniently located Target, and Wal-Mart is your only choice for white cereal bowl shopping, then maybe that's depression.
• What if you'd rather stretch out on an air mattress to watch Judge Judy  instead of going out to the supermarket to take advantage of the 5 for $10 Marie Callender frozen meal special, is that agoraphobia or is that merely having options?
• What would you rather do - sneak a midday catnap or try to hunt down a Dollar Tree to see if they have the same plastic mixing bowls on the west coast as they have on the east coast?

I posit that none of these situations are indicators of agoraphobia but rather they are choices and not difficult ones, either. Who's with me on this?

Comments

[pops]

There's a huge gap between agoraphobia - which sounds more like a fear of sweaters if you ask me- and entropy. One is allegedly a mental condition, the other a common state explained by modern physics. Obviously you can do something about agoraphobia, but by giving into entropy you are taking your place in being part of a larger system.

BTW - I found some new reading.

http://speculativeheresy.wordpress.com/

[LeeAnn]

You are not agoraphobic. You are avoiding things that suck. This is a healthy choice. :)

[jana]

My husband can't stand to spend more than a few hours at home, relaxing and enjoying home.

I, on the other hand, would rather be in my blue bungalow than anywhere else.

The weekends can be difficult for us.

[daughter]

not to contradict all your internet bros, but i lean towards yes. i would say agoraphobia combined with those green shoes that make your feet hurt ten minutes after you leave the house.

[patti]

Hey - hey - hey (hand waving in air) I'd stay in the cool quiet peopleless room too. But I don't think I'd watch Judge Judy, probably read a book.

[pam]

I hate to leave the house and only do so grudgingly. Thankfully I have no career to impede my non-progress.

[Teresa]

Your choices sound perfectly rational to me. LeeAnn nailed it - avoiding things that suck is a healthy thing not agoraphobia.