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music and pop culture reporter Mawunyo Gbogbo

Zac Efron referred to his agoraphobia in an interview. So what is it and how do you treat it?

With little more than a dozen words, actor Zac Efron has spiked interest in a relatively obscure mental disorder.

In an interview with Men's Health, the entertainer was quoted as saying: "I just don't go out. People in large groups, it triggers my agoraphobia".

It's that line in a lengthy story that has people asking – what is agoraphobia? How do you treat it? And could I have it too?

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