Claustrophobia

@mojcica (1511)
Slovenia
October 23, 2008 11:59am CST
Claustrophobia is fear of enclosed spaces...such as small rooms, elevaters, tunnels, locked rooms, ect. It often result in panic attacks and fearing of suffocation. Are you claustrophobic? Or have any kind of phobia or major fear of?
4 responses
arthi_88
@arthi_88 (1516)
• India
23 Oct 08
I am claustrophobic and can't breathe if I have to stay in an enclosed space for more than five minutes..Its not fear but a mental block or a problem for me as I feel strangled if I am in an enclosed are for long or in a complete dark room...
arthi_88
@arthi_88 (1516)
• India
24 Oct 08
It is highly inconvenient as I try to or rather have to avoid lift,small romms and many such cases occur frequently which sometimes makes people with me also feel inconvenient..I didn't try for cure cause I had thought it will get over with time...
mojcica
@mojcica (1511)
• Slovenia
23 Oct 08
This can be inconvinient for you. Have you tried curing it ? Had any kind of medical treatment for that?
cobrateacher
@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
23 Oct 08
When claustrophobia is the worst for me is when I'm in a very enclosed space tht's crowded, such as an elevator or the line waiting to get into the ladies' room at a concert. I don't think I'll ever take a chance on DisneyWorld again, where there are so many places with people stuffed into a space like sardines. I get cold sweats, my hands shake and I can't force myself to breathe. I just have to find a way to run out of there in a big hurry! I won't even go to many stores holding really good sales because they get too crowded! I wish I could get over it, but I just avoid small spaces and big crowds.
mojcica
@mojcica (1511)
• Slovenia
23 Oct 08
Ouch, this sounds bad. Im sorry to hear that. They say it can be cured. Did you have any treatment for that?
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cobrateacher
@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
24 Oct 08
Thanks for the suggestion, but it's too easy to avoid these positions to make it worth getting help. There are so many bigger issues ...
Shar1979
@Shar1979 (2722)
• United States
23 Oct 08
i cant help but to smile and remember that episode from spongebob squarepants where squidward says he's claustrophobic and patrick says there's no santa claus yet. it was just funny. claustrophobic - fear of santa claus i dont have fear of enclosed spaces but i am really afraid of snakes
mojcica
@mojcica (1511)
• Slovenia
23 Oct 08
snake 'o' phobia? :))) i dont like snakes either, or spiders, or some small anymals like insects and... But I fortunaly dont have any kind of phobia..thank god. Thank you for posting here.
savitha_r86
@savitha_r86 (904)
• India
24 Oct 08
I'm can be rightly called as ckaustrophilic I've always loved to be inside such enclosed spaces. Love to be alone more these days,feeling like I spend more time for me and my interests. Don't know why I am like this,but I like to be this way. I am scared of heights,if I am right the term is acrophobic. I get really scared of heights be it a very shallow one also. I infact never stand on my chair even to clean my room.