Talk:Cleithrophobia/@comment-82.6.235.231-20180723222254

I realised I was cleithrophobic rather than claustrophobic a while back when I researched it. I hate lifts, not because they are small, but because if it got stuck I can't get to the freedom which is only inches away. The lift could be huge, but I would still feel the same sense of panic. Another specific symptom I have that I class as cleithrophoia - but some may disagree - is that I get into a blind panic if I can't get an item of clothing off. Say you're wearing a tight t-shirt on a hot sweaty day and it gets all stuck to you and you can't get it off quickly. That would - and does! - freak me out! If I couldn't get it off within a couple of minutes, I would seriously contemplate getting scissors and cutting it off! Does anyone else recognise this?