Small Spaces

[Rosyrain]

If there is one thing in this world that will send my panic and anxiety levels through the roof, it is being confined in a small space with no way out. I even get a horrible panic feeling come over me when I watch movies with scenes where people are locked up in boxes and stuff.

I am not sure why this bothers me so much because I have never really been in a position where I have actually been stuck like this before. Anyone else have this problem?

 

[AngelaMc]

Yes I have this problem @Rosyrain to some extent. My fear and anxiety of being closed in usually only occurs in elevators. The more people that's on that elevator the longer I wait to get on the next one, or if I don't have to go up too many floors I just take the stairs. So yes you are not alone on this issue it happens to more people than you think. Find out what method works the best for you in easing your symptoms and stick with it, like for me I take the stairs or wait.

 

[janemariesayed]

Not so much. What bothers me about being in a lift, for example, is the fact that I am so close to people I don't know. Being alone in a lift doesn't bother me at all. I suppose if I was stuck in a deep cave or a lift that had broken down. Just say, for example, the cave had a rock fall that prevented my way out, or that the lift broke down and no one knew I was there. Maybe there is no way to contact help, then I may be a bit concerned. Especially with the cave. Being stuck in a lift wouldn't bother me quite so much as I know that someone would come at least by the next morning and discover that it wasn't working.

 

[Decentlady]

Not really. I don't have a problem in being in a closed space. Although, I don't like being in a crowd of tall people because that gives me difficulty in breathing if the congestion is pretty bad.

I mean this has been experience during mass travelling or being in a packed lift etc.

 

[misszerable]

I have that fear with lifts, too, and I'm afraid that I'll actually die if I got stuck in a lift for more than an hour during blackouts. I once had this bad experience with an air conditioned bus. The aircon was busted while the bus was on the way and we had no choice but to travel without air conditioning. The bus was designed in a way that the glass windows won't open so for the whole trip, I was anxious and I felt that I was running out of air and having difficulty breathing normally. While I looked normal to my companion and seatmate, I felt like I was ready to collapse. I've had similar experience in my own bedroom when the aircon stopped working while I was sleeping and I woke up gasping for breath. While I had been lucky enough to have awaken, I didn't want that to happen again. I started sleeping on the couch or on a mattress in the living room which was more spacious and had better ventilation. I've also stopped using the aircon during the night.