Claustrophobia and Panic Attacks (What Causes Claustrophobia?)

Today I’m covering Claustrophobia – a fear of confined or crowded spaces - as well as Claustrophobia and Panic Attacks.

Have you ever wondered about the Causes of Claustrophobia? Well I'll cover that in the video.

As well as how Claustrophobia links to Panic and Panic Attacks.

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[aprilkskoruppaisearchaholi]

I definitely suffer from Claustrophobia and panic attacks. Crowded rooms, planes, crowded elevators, sitting in back seat of a car or truck, planes and especially CT & MRI machines. I’ve only noticed my Claustrophobia in the last 10-20 years

[kiannawilliamson]

Thank you for this video!! Knowing that somebody understands what I go through makes me feel like I can overcome this debilitating illness.

[briantrudyleupold]

I got off an airplane twice now from panic attacks. they are real. VR helped me get to LA.... there's hope in emerging tech

[cliffgareau]

Yes very much so, that's the way l feel in a elavator, can't wait for the door to open, this phobia is very disrupting in my life must get control over this.

[Unclebuns]

Great video
I had an MRI recently that totally opened up this realm of claustrophobia
Even sitting in dentist chair

[NHJDT]

I had a panic attack on a plane in Mexico when i was pregnant. My baby made me feel like i could barely breathe and it was really hot that day. Type of plane where the doors are open to the outside air and you walk up the steps to the plane. I was sitting in between a man and my husband feeling trapped and hot. I was feeling like i was going to suffocate and die. Since then tight spaces, closed spaces, and extreme heat will trigger it. I need help as I'M supposed to get on an international flight in a month and a half

[windyrotorblast]

This video answered a paradox that I have questioned for a while. As a passenger on an aircraft I feel high anxiety when the door is closed. However when I am the pilot I have no problem at all. As the pilot I am in control. Very interesting. This gives me something to work with. Thanks.

[Jesusviv]

I suffer from Claustrophobia and it’s been really hard 😢 Thanks for the video

[katett]

I live with Claustrophobic, and it feels like I'm the only one in the world who is going through this. My one didn't came from childhood trauma. One day I get lost in the bank station London, I walk through in tunnel there which seemed endless during the started thinking this will end so I immediately got panic attack, someone helped out of the station but since then I can't go high rise building, airports underground, I get anxiety whenever there isn't open windows or easily exiting. It's really daunting.

[seemasuradinia]

Wow. Your voice is so calming for a claustrophobic video. I never imagined that been bullied/ abuse can cause such a serious condition. Looking forward to your next video you mentioned.

[t.doughty]

this was so helpful to me! I think I indeed have a bigger fear of panicking in a confined space than being in the space itself. It relates to social anxiety- I am really afraid of having a panic attack and people staring at me, or having a loss of reputation as you call it. Getting extreme nausea from anxiety is the absolute worst symptom. For this reason, I dread flights weeks in advance. If I could go on the plane and have my own row or be in first class, I wouldn't even care. Sadly though, that will never be an option for me so I guess I have to actually confront my anxiety. Thanks so much for the video.

[LetsDeadlift]

Sir I suffer from extreme panic from this. It is at night usually while I am laying down to bed. I will get an overwhelming urge to get up, my chest tightens, I get shortness of breath, and I am unable to continue laying. I will pace my room for a while usually about 15 minutes, it is very difficult to really describe the sheer terror I feel sometimes. But listening to you I am starting to realize there may be some past trauma I need to resolve. I just wanted to say thank you for talking on the topic, I am going to try and work through this and hopefully I can get a little bit better. Thank you again for the help

[bukolaegharevba]

Your voice helps alot and fear of death happens to me more before I start to panic

[marievonsternberg]

Thank you for the video. I can relate. Looking forward to seeing how to handle the fear of having a panic attack

[wguspeed]

Something you said expresses EXACTLY the faulty line of thinking that plagues me when on a plane. I am not necessarily afraid of the lack of space. It’s more so an issue of a thought that goes like this, “I had an incredibly strong feeling of doom once when starting a flight. It was so strong it made me fear that I would lose self control and embarrass myself in front of everyone in the plane. WHAT IF that happens again but THIS TIME I really WONT be able to handle it and I will cause catostrophic reputation damage to myself or the intense feelings of doom will be so prolonged that I will be miserable for a 14 hour flight.” Turbulence doesn’t bother me at all. The thought process I just described plagues me. I’ve been able to push past it for 11 years of flight, but EACH one is a struggle and I debate not flying each time which would be bad for my job…which then compounds the stress. LOL. You are the first person that actually described the REAL issue of fear or catastrophic reputation loss. I though I might be the only one with this irrational though process. Any advice on how to destroy that particular line of faulty thinking?

[NadiaSLeto]

Thank you for the video. Explains a lot in a simple way and you described exactly what I feel. When i get a panic attack i just think about running and escaping from the crowded space I'm in. It's really frustrating i don't know if I'll be able to control. I'll watch your video of exposing myself to situations but just the idea of it is freaking me out.

[zaragazdova]

It was good to hear it summarised like this. Although I know pretty much all of it, how it happened, when it happened and what triggers it, it will be great to learn more of how to deal with it.
I've had it for years (since I was a kid), but it was mild up until I had one moment. I loved travelling. That was the most important thing in my life. Until i had an attac in a plane and now I haven't been on one for the past 4 years.
When it happens the control or the lack of control actually, not being able to think straight and fight the idea that as soon as they close that door I can't breath and i am gonna suffocate is horrendous yet to my brain real and beyond dangerous.
I've had it for years (since I was a kid), but it was mild up until I had one moment. I loved travelling. That was the most important thing in my life.

[blue.]

I had a stroke a little over a month ago, which resulted in my having two panic attacks in the hospital. I would go on to stay in a hospital of some sort for the better part of a month. Now I get anxious whoever im in a room about the same size as a hospital room (ex. my bedroom).

I would go through a shortness of breath and want to be outside. Once I WAS outside (either through taking part in my PT routine or being on my way to take care of business), the shortness of breath and overall anxiety would end.

At first I thought it was my medication causing the symptoms, but as time progressed, it became apparent that it was different.

I still go through periods of time where being in an enclosed space (like one about the same size as those hospital rooms I’ve been in or my bedroom) will give me shortness of breath and some form of anxiety, usually a need to be out in the open, which sucks as I’ve never had this feeling before.

[maria-lena]

U nailed it! Everything U said is exactly what I feel (including the cause of claustrophobia)!

[yanderepuzzler]

As a child my dad used to wrestle and pin me down for fun. I couldn’t explain the panic I was feeling and so just told him to stop because I was “hot” and he laughed because he thought I was joking. This happened a LOT. Now any time I overheat or get in any enclosed/crowded space that is warm I get an extreme panic reaction. My poor dad was just trying to play with me but unknowingly gave me claustrophobia for the rest of my life.