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23 hours ago, nnm said:

I’ve always been a little claustrophobic, but have managed it well until the last year. Flew all over the world, every kind of airplane, no problem. 
Last year I had my first debilitating claustrophobia attack on an airplane. Since then I’ve had 3 more, plus one on a ski lift over Christmas. It has gotten significantly worse and continues to worsen. 
I started exposure/cognitive behavioral therapy last week so I can learn to live normally again. Apparently a lot of that is going to be putting myself in situations that trigger it. That does not sound fun, but it has to be done. 
The video/discussion above is horrifying to me. But maybe in a year or so I will be able to watch it without recoiling. 

 

I'm a little claustrophobic, but only when its in crowded situations. In open air, like say at a football game with open sky above me, no problem. But people crowding in on all sides, in an enclosed space, yeah no. 

Last time I felt the fear was on the Statue of Liberty ferry coming back to Manhattan. The upper deck, open air, no problem. Coming back, wife wanted to sit downstairs so we could get off the ferry quicker. As we approached land, everybody stood up and crowded forward, low ceiling above me, people all around, I had to push through the crowd and go back upstairs. 

If the elevator is full, I'll wait for the next elevator, or take the stairs. I would probably be ok, but why push it. 

But yeah, that cave crawling crap. Nope to the nope power. 

 

 

 

 

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16 hours ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

I'm a little claustrophobic, but only when its in crowded situations. In open air, like say at a football game with open sky above me, no problem. But people crowding in on all sides, in an enclosed space, yeah no. 

Last time I felt the fear was on the Statue of Liberty ferry coming back to Manhattan. The upper deck, open air, no problem. Coming back, wife wanted to sit downstairs so we could get off the ferry quicker. As we approached land, everybody stood up and crowded forward, low ceiling above me, people all around, I had to push through the crowd and go back upstairs. 

If the elevator is full, I'll wait for the next elevator, or take the stairs. I would probably be ok, but why push it. 

But yeah, that cave crawling crap. Nope to the nope power. 

 

 

 

 

I was on a small commuter jet once when claustrophobia set in. I wasn't sure I was going to make the 30 minute trip. Before we left the DFW terminal they had us leave the plane and transferred us to another one. No problems on the second (and same size) plane. Turns out it had mechanical problems. I kind of felt like William Shatner on that one.

My wife and I were in an elevator that shut down between floors. Just 4 of us in it and I was trying to pry the door open and get out. And don't even get me started on MRI's.......

I can't watch these videos. It would keep me up at night.   

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I got claustrophobic making a delivery to "The Caves" in Kansas City. It's an old limestone mine tunnel dug into the side of a giant rock ridge and goes back over a mile. I unloaded near the back and they were still blasting to extend the tunnel. Could not GTFO of there fast enough.

There's a little place below Kansas MO... : r/interestingasfuck

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