How To Overcome Claustrophobia Portland OR

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Two of the most well known diagnosable fears are claustrophobia and arachnophobia. But while arachnophobia had a movie named for it, claustrophobia owes its fame solely to the simple fact that a great many people suffer from it. The phobia ranges widely in its severity; some feel a non-debilitating sense of unease, but in the most severe cases, the fear prevents people from necessary activities of life. Though you may be frightened to confront the disorder, you can most definitely overcome claustrophobia.

1. Understand the fear. Claustrophobia is an anxiety disorder in which a person experiences fear in confined places. Most people consider claustrophobia to be a fear of small places themselves, but many claustrophobes describe their fear as being more a result of a perceived inability to escape. This is perhaps one reason why many claustrophobes can cope in a particular room until someone closes the door.
   
   
   • Claustrophobia can develop due to past experience. For example, my coworker's brothers locked her in a food pantry when she was very young, but then couldn't find the key to unlock the door again. Though the experience was somewhat traumatic, it did not cause her to develop claustrophobia. However, others with similar experiences do suffer from that fear as a result.
     
     
   • Being confined in a tight spot while experiencing a panic attack can lead a person to associate the location with the panic. Those who suffer from panic attacks often develop claustrophobia because of this power of association. For these people, fear of having another panic attack is perhaps more central to their claustrophobia than a fundamental fear of an actual small space.
     
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