Hey I'm new here. I posted a huge post last night, but I'm ot sure if any of the moderators are going to post it. If they choose to, I will delete this post. Anyway, I have agoraphobia and I think i have a strong underlying cause. I plan to take care of this cause using exposure therapy based on CBT. I keep an anxiety log journal that I write in almost every day to gauge my progress. I have trouble going almost anywhere without a safe person. That safe person happens to be my mom. I am 19. Male. What advice can you give me? Should I try and drive out as far as possible and just surrender to the anxiety when the panic symptoms start to come on, or should I inch out slowly and repeatedly go to a certain area until I am comfortable being there?