Agoraphobia test: free 2-minute severity quiz
Quiz
Curious if you have agoraphobia, or wondering how severe your agoraphobia is? This questionnaire will help you understand how much agoraphobia is impacting your life.
A phobia is more than a dislike of something. A phobia negatively impacts your life, prevents you from doing things you want to do, and can cause significant distress.
This questionnaire is not a medical diagnosis. Bia cannot and does not provide medical diagnoses or advice. Only a mental health professional can do that.
About this quiz
This 2-minute test uses a clinically validated severity scale to score how much agoraphobia affects your daily life. You'll see a 0-5 rating and what each band means. Bia uses this score to personalize your recovery program.
The score comes from the Severity Measure for Agoraphobia, a 10-question scale published by the American Psychiatric Association alongside the DSM-5.
About the scoreWhat your agoraphobia score means
Your score on the Severity Measure for Agoraphobia (0 to 5)
- 0 – 1Minimal: your phobia rarely affects daily decisions or quality of life.
- 2Mild: noticeable in specific situations but not yet shaping major decisions.
- 3Moderate: actively limiting choices around work, travel, eating, social life, or sleep. Most Bia users start here.
- 4Significant: meaningfully disabling. Structured daily exposure work is the evidence-based path forward.
- 5Severe: dominating daily decisions. At this level, we recommend working with a therapist alongside Bia.
Bia has a program for agoraphobia
Common questions about agoraphobia
Is it agoraphobia or panic disorder?
They often come together. Panic disorder is the fear of panic attacks themselves. Agoraphobia is avoiding places where escape or help feels out of reach. Many people have both, and the avoidance is what keeps both going.
Can you have agoraphobia without panic attacks?
Yes. Some people avoid places because they fear other symptoms, such as dizziness, losing control of their bladder or fainting, or simply feeling trapped.
Is this agoraphobia test accurate?
It uses a published clinical severity scale, so your score reliably reflects how much avoidance is affecting you right now. It is not a diagnosis.
My fear is bad. How do I even start?
Bia starts as easy as possible. Our first exposure exercise is individual letters and words. You are in control the entire time, and there are always incremental steps to focus on.
Agoraphobia is the avoidance of situations where escape might be hard or help unavailable: public transport, crowds, open spaces, sometimes just leaving home. Agoraphobia is often a cycle of anxiety where visiting one place becomes so challenging that we stop going, and over time more places become more challenging. Bia works by teaching you about this cycle and helping to reverse it in small, incremental steps.
Common signs of agoraphobia
- Avoidance of public transport, crowds, or open spaces
- Fear of being trapped or unable to escape
- Dependence on a safe person or carrying safety objects
- Gradual shrinking of where you'll go
- Panic attacks in feared situations
- Anticipatory anxiety about planned outings
Our clinical approach: graduated in-vivo exposure with safety-behavior reduction