I Am Claustrophobic

When I was a child, I overheard my mother talking about a man buried alive. From that day on I started to have nightmares about being trapped and buried alive every single day. I used to love to cover my face when sleeping pretending I...

I aint that claustrophobic like most people, but I do get panicky some some situations.
I dont mind going in lifts, but once I got stuck in one and I started panicking, its a good thing my parents were there.
I hate going under my bed...

hello, i am a 56 year old man,
about 3 monts ago i had an acciden and dislocated my shoulder, i was told by a doctor that i might need an
operation, but in order to have the operation an mri test has to be done, the mri was scheduled...

I have had it for as long as I can remember.
I take public transit all the time, but make a point of avoiding it in the afternoon, between 2:45 and 3:45 aka when the school kids are dismissed. Sometimes however, that does not work...

I feel like room is spinning and I can't think and breathe and just have to get out. I am sure it all started when I was a child.

When I was a teenager my mother and I would often bond by going to the mall in my hometown (I am not a shopper, but she always was and I just loved spending time with her)...she loved to have heart to hearts that always seemed to start...

At school we were watching a video about elevators & how they work. Throughout the video I felt uneasy. Then I started thinking about random stuff like we are all trapped on Earth & can't live anywhere else (for now) which made me feel...

I have not ridden an elevator in years.  I have missed doctor's appointments, avoided visiting people who live in tall buildings, skipped job interviews because of it.  I have no fear that the cables will break, or that I'll...

I was going to the first floor, and of course a little hesitant for an unknown reason at the time, the elevator was a little nerve racking going down stopping on every floor with no one there, and then got to the first floor no problem...

For me, claustrophobia has always been worse underground. It's the place where I seem to react to almost any hint of enclosure. I'm not really sure why. When I was 12, my parents took me to Mammoth caves. I don't actually remember a...

Hi guys! Just like my title I'm really not sure if I am a claustrophobic because i have not freak out just yet in any situation where I'm trapped (for me) in public. However, i knew while growing up that i have fear of being enclosed or...

I think it can be difficult for people without this affliction to even begin to understand this condition. It can be awful. It can make you have an immediate need to remove yourself from a situation. It can trigger panic attacks. It can...

i found out i was claustrophobic as a child.. when i got under a box and a few of my cousins sat on it. i started freaking out, screaming. i thought i was going to die. ever since then i cannot get in anything small or be trapped in...

I am very claustrophobic. I can't really be in malls when it's busy. I have to have some window open in the car for freash air. I need the window open in my apartment too. I am in and out if the public bathrooms with lightning...

I always have had a small problem with being in elevators but nothing too serious because being in an elevator is only for a few seconds.In 2004 when I started suffering from PTSD(post tramatic stress disorder)I really started having a...

When I was a kid, I was always paranoid to da max about being locked in the bathroom. Specially in plane bathrooms. I still am now actually. I always test out the lock thing on the door before actually locking. I sometimes just avoid...

Hi, I have never really looked at it as a problem coz I avoid my trigger places now. I don't use airplane toilets and always travel with a book to keep me occupied while flying. I don't use elevators that are too full or look old or...