'I was thinking about restaurants and places to go and then I had these little thoughts pop in, like, Aren't you scared? What if you get a panic attack if you tried to go?'
When social distancing guidelines were first introduced in the Pacific Northwest, Phoebe's family thought she would be fine."I'm super introverted," she said,"I am perfectly happy at home with my cat and a book." But the 25 year old, who, like others interviewed, requested her last name not be used in order to protect her privacy, has also struggled with agoraphobia.
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