2007-08-06 09:12:31 · 4 answers · asked by budbud 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
There are several different reasons why people have this fear. Maybe there was an event that occured in their life. A person may have been locked in a small room for a long time when they were younger. Now, they're afraid that it will happen again, but, this time, no one will find them and let them out. When they're locked in the small room, they may begin seeing things. It may look to them like the walls are caving in and the room is getting smaller and smaller. They begin to think that they are going to get crushed. Normally, claustrophobia occurs from past experiences, but, on some occasions, it's just the way a person feels. There will never be a straight clear-cut answer. Why are people afraid of heights, spiders, dogs, and the dark? Because, it's just scary!
2007-08-06 09:41:29 · answer #1 · answered by Vicki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had an experience in my youth (I was stuck in a car in the middle of the summer with the windows closed) that makes me uncomfortable in enclosed places. I wouldn't refer to myself as officially claustrophobic though. Because I realize that it's all in my head and i don't let it control me. However, my heart beats really fast, I sweat, and I get very paranoid. It's not comfortable.
2007-08-06 16:22:36 · answer #2 · answered by Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once heard a psychologist say that all phobias are basically claustrophobia. What it really is is a fear of losing control of one's situation, a fear of being trapped with no way out.
Small rooms don't bother me, and neither do snakes or spiders, but I get antsy driving over bridges.
2007-08-06 16:22:14 · answer #3 · answered by jack of all trades 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the traumatic situation and the triggers that reinforce it.
2007-08-06 16:21:13 · answer #4 · answered by Dien 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋