AGORAPHOBIA IS ONE OF THE LIMITLESS PHOBIAS, BUT IT IS ALSO THE DEADEND OF PANIC DISORDER. It is a type of anxiety disorder that involves an intense fear of being in situations or places where escape may be difficult or where help may not be available if the individual experiences a panic attack or other similar symptoms. People with agoraphobia often avoid situations like crowded spaces, open spaces, public transportation, shopping malls, or any other environment that they perceive as threatening or unsafe.
For me, derealization is a symptom of agoraphobia, as well as depersonalization. Stimulation of the amygdala has been known to induce to these states. However, could these states be a higher form of consciousness? George Gurdjieff spoke about something very close to the idea of "doubling of consciousness", though he didn’t use that exact phrase. Instead, he taught about the need for self-awareness and the development of what he called "self-remembering" — which is conceptually similar to having two levels of attention or consciousness simultaneously.
Not only is self-remembering a higher state of consciousness, but it allows the creation of an astral body which survives death. As Gurdjieff said, "Man is not born with a soul but must create one through the crystallization of fine energies — chiefly hydrogen 12." Hydrogen 12 is the subtle energy that forms the astral body — a semi-permanent or higher body that an individual can create through conscious work. This astral body is what can survive physical death, provided it has been formed and nourished correctly during life through intentional inner work (e.g., self-remembering, non-identification, conscious suffering).
Instead of fleeing depersonalization, wouldn't it be better to mine it for energy? Ironically, while the terror of implosion inherent in panic attacks mirrors the fear of death, it might actually allow immortality.
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