The condition Agoraphobia and Social Anxiety are similar but the difference is that agoraphobia causes the person to fear losing control of certain situations or fears having an anxiety attack.
A person with social anxiety may be able to leave the house without much fear but still fears social situations as well as worries about embarrassment or judgement in social and public situations and may have a fear of speaking in public as well.
Agoraphobia in a way is a more severe form of social anxiety.
Agoraphobia is a terrible thing that can cause a person to live a lonely life and can even lead to chest pains, heart attacks, etc.
When you suffer from Agoraphobia you can also get dizzy and have shortness of breath and trouble breathing.
Agoraphobia can make it difficult for some people to leave their house to work, go to school etc so the person who has Agoraphobia may need to get on disability payments to be able to afford to live.
When someone has a fear of leaving the house and going out in public around people and crowds the condition is called Agoraphobia.
Agoraphobia is a real anxiety disorder that cripples people and prevents people from getting or keeping jobs and sometimes Agoraphobia can be at least somewhat cured and the person can learn to leave their house and go work little by little.
And in some cases the Agoraphobia can be so severe that it can never be cured and the person never leaves their house unless they are able to hide by going out into their car or with someone else to leave the house.
Some people have a slight fear of leaving the house and going out in public but manage to go around people in public.
But some people may not want to leave their house at all as a fear of being embarrassed or not wanting to be around a crowd.