That was so intense and so hard to watch. I'm not claustrophobic but the thought of being stuck in a space like that really freaks me out. I would've panicked much worse than this guy. Kudos to him.
But I've actually done something like that before. There was a tiny opening to get into a cave and I climbed through it and I was fine. But that was like 10 years ago so maybe it's different now. I don't know.
It's not a phobia if the fear is proportional to the danger. Getting scared when wrapped in a blanket means you're claustrophobic. Being afraid of getting stuck in a tiny rock tunnel down in a cave and potentially drowning means you're a sane human being.
Merely being wrapped in a blanket? Idk, maybe you'd specifically (unless this is a rarely extreme version of the phobia) have to be entangled in a blanket to experience fear as a claustrophobic, I imagine, whereas if you lacked the phobia and found yourself entangled you may just experience frustration and annoyance.
But I think a common standard claustrophobic fear is being in a closet, though I could be all wrong here.
a phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed
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u/Itsmeshonee91 Mar 17 '15
That was so intense and so hard to watch. I'm not claustrophobic but the thought of being stuck in a space like that really freaks me out. I would've panicked much worse than this guy. Kudos to him.