Video call hypnosis for a fear of enclosed spaces
Claustrophobia is generally defined as the irrational fear of confined or enclosed spaces.
What is claustrophobia?
Claustrophobia is an anxiety disorder whereby an irrational fear of having no escape or being closed-in to a space can lead to anxiety or panic.
It's normal to be afraid of being trapped if there's a genuine threat, but claustrophobics become afraid in situations where there's no real danger.
Some claustrophobics experience mild anxiety when confronted by a perceived spacial threat, while others experience severe anxiety or panic attacks. Many fear the embarrassment of losing control in front of others and subsequently being judged negatively.
Claustrophobia sufferers can go to great lengths to avoid threatening spaces and situations that could trigger their panic and anxiety which often compounds their fear.
It's estimated that between 5 to 10% of the UK population are affected by claustrophobia making it a very common phobia.
It's normal to be afraid of being trapped if there's a genuine threat, but claustrophobics become afraid in situations where there's no real danger.
Some claustrophobics experience mild anxiety when confronted by a perceived spacial threat, while others experience severe anxiety or panic attacks. Many fear the embarrassment of losing control in front of others and subsequently being judged negatively.
Claustrophobia sufferers can go to great lengths to avoid threatening spaces and situations that could trigger their panic and anxiety which often compounds their fear.
It's estimated that between 5 to 10% of the UK population are affected by claustrophobia making it a very common phobia.
What can trigger claustrophobia?
Any situation that is perceived as unsafe to a claustrophobic can trigger anxiety or panic. Typical situations include but are certainly not limited to crowded elevators, windowless rooms or rooms with sealed windows, small cars, tunnels, tube trains, revolving doors, car washes, retail changing rooms, car washes, CT scans, caves, air craft and tight-fitting clothing.
What causes claustrophobia?
Claustrophobia is a learned response to any number of sensitising events at any age. For example, if a child is locked in a cup-board and becomes afraid, this could easily lead to claustrophobia. Each time the claustrophobia sufferer experiences a new situation that’s perceived as threatening or serves to remind the claustrophobia sufferer of the original frightening event, the fear is compounded until it produces irrational fear or panic, although a single traumatic event may be sufficient to produce this condition.
Claustrophobia can also be unintentionally learned by a child growing up with a parent who has claustrophobia if the child learns to associate confined spaces with their parent's fear. This fear can be transferred.
Claustrophobia can also be unintentionally learned by a child growing up with a parent who has claustrophobia if the child learns to associate confined spaces with their parent's fear. This fear can be transferred.
Claustrophobia symptoms.
Claustrophobia symptoms range from unpleasant feelings of fear, anxiety, a sense of dread and panic attacks.
Physical symptoms can include perspiration, trembling, hot flushes, chills, hyperventilation, shortness of breath, a choking sensation, racing heart, chest pains, butterflies, nausea, feeling faint, headaches, dizziness, a dry mouth, a need to go to the toilet, ringing in the ears and feeling disorientated.
Physical symptoms can include perspiration, trembling, hot flushes, chills, hyperventilation, shortness of breath, a choking sensation, racing heart, chest pains, butterflies, nausea, feeling faint, headaches, dizziness, a dry mouth, a need to go to the toilet, ringing in the ears and feeling disorientated.
Do you have claustrophobia?
If you answer yes to most of the following questions you could suffer from claustrophobia:
- Do you feel anxious in confined spaces such as tunnels?
- Do you feel anxious in crowded places?
- Do you avoid being in crowded places?
- Do you avoid confined spaces?
Claustrophobia treatment.
Claustrophobia is a form of fear, and fear doesn’t create itself. Fear is created in response to the events that occur in our lives’ and, so we unwittingly create the fear ourselves. We generate fear in our own minds based on our own personal experience and because its uncomfortable and unpleasant to deal with we tend to forget it consciously.
It has been shown that systematic desensitisation will effectively remove the fear of a negative event and this is done very effectively in hypnosis.
Hypnosis is further of great value and benefit as it’s instrumental in effectively locating the correct events to desensitise. This reduces the length of treatment, the need for medication and the cost of treatment.
If you're not sure if hypnotherapy can help you, take advantage of our preliminary consultation offer. Meet our hypnotherapist and learn how hypnosis works and have all your questions answered whilst in the safety and comfort of your own home.
It has been shown that systematic desensitisation will effectively remove the fear of a negative event and this is done very effectively in hypnosis.
Hypnosis is further of great value and benefit as it’s instrumental in effectively locating the correct events to desensitise. This reduces the length of treatment, the need for medication and the cost of treatment.
If you're not sure if hypnotherapy can help you, take advantage of our preliminary consultation offer. Meet our hypnotherapist and learn how hypnosis works and have all your questions answered whilst in the safety and comfort of your own home.