I would say my number one phobia is agoraphobia (fear of wide, open spaces).
It truly disrupts my life.
While I am no longer housebound (because I was at one time), I still struggle to go any further than maybe 20 minutes (driving) away from my house. I LOATHE highways, I detest bigger cities (tall buildings freak me out. Plus, you're up high on the highway, and it freaks me out to no end), and I hate driving in the country (because of all the open space, obviously).
I've gotten better. I can now drive to a few places near me (again, roughly 20 min. either way), whereas I used to only be able to drive right here in town (that was when I could even get myself out of the house).
Medication is largely what has helped me. Still, I struggle.
How do I cope? Mostly, I just grit my teeth and bare it. :-/ Most of my family lives at least 45 min. away, so on holidays, I pretty much just have to suck it up and deal with the anxiety/panic attacks. It's hell.
I'm really not sure how to overcome my agoraphobia. If it's by exposure, then I should have been "cured" years ago.

Anyone else struggle with this to this extent?