I hate crowds too... Last summer I struggled with a bad bout of agoraphobia. Got to where just THINKING about going outside would cause a panic attack! I ended up doing okay, but now I've been struggling a lot again. Thinking about stopping therapy just because I don't want to be out more than I have to. I have to be out for school, at least I can be around a few select people who I feel safe around... I manage okay as long as those people are there- if they don't come to school or leave me on my own, I'm digging through my purse trying to find the xanax! I can't even stand right outside my front door for a full minute at nighttime without starting to get anxious :( I'm trying to not avoid the anxiety, but it's hard... especially when it feels SO safe to just be in my room.