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claustraphobia

hi its me mcspickey001, i was wondering is it normal to be afraid of the walls closing in on you or when toomany people are around i start to get a little sick in the stomach and start to sweat profusely. i was listening to one of my favorite bands, megadeth, i was listening to this song called sweating bullets. the lead singer dave mustaine is singing about being in a insane asylum and about the walls closing in on him, and being diagnosed with demensia and he also says he has clastraphobia, and he sings that hes sweating bullets.and he sings about how i exactly feel when im around people or when im alone. thats why i have to have something playing or talk to some one or else i start to cower in fear in the corner or on my bed. i cant help it but please dont think that this is fake, i need to know if this is a clinical disease or if its all in my head, so please leave good replys or email me at mcspickey001@yahoo.com or instant message me at mcspickey001@yahoo.com.
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Comments (9)
beastmaster (1218)
2006-01-21 15:21:39
it is just a fear you have. you are totally sane.
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SchizophreniA (839)
2006-01-28 15:19:45
@: beastmaster
It is normal, it will be passed with time. don't worry
p.s. megadeth rules :))
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mcspickey001 (1192)
2006-01-31 20:17:50
@: SchizophreniA
megadeth/clinical disease
dude,i love megadeth. they sing about actual things about the man and diseases. i want to tahnkl you guys gor your replys and i relly needed it(ps megadeth really does rule)
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Anonymous
2006-02-20 08:14:41
talk to your md.
hey there, if you find the fear debilitating, you might wish to talk to your doctor about it, stress and anxiety disorders are fairly common and can be counter-productive to ones life if left untreated, fear of moving from safe places. is called agoraphobia there are many good treatments ranging from therapy to anti-anxiety medications and at least where i'm from, you need a dr.'s referal to go to a shrink.

and hes talking 'bout multiple personality or dissassociative identity disorders. ie: "hello me, its me again."

btw, i am in no way a dr. and i dont suggest my advice to be fact, but if your fear bothers you too much you might want to see a doctor about it, they can help you better.
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landofoz (1578)
2006-04-11 15:30:39
Fear, Anxiety attack, go to a physc and get some meds and learn ways to control it.
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Anonymous
2006-05-10 02:21:18
Claustrophobia is an unreasonable fear of closed in places. It's not normal and you should seek treatment from a psychologist.
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Killington (1913)
2006-05-10 15:36:19
ddd
Listen to the Song 'The Clincher' By Chevelle

its about claustrophobia
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JTO1874LIFE! (2032)
2006-05-11 23:27:49
treatment
There are various approaches to this problem. One of which is to gradually condition yourself to deal with your problem by setting realistic goals, such as starting up conversations with people that you know, branching out to those you don't, up to perhaps public speaking. There is also another way to deal with this which is biologically with medicine that you can get from a psychiachrist who will probably prescribe something that would cause you to reach a manic state which would in turn embolden you to deal with your problem. The only problem with this is that it is likely that the substance will be addicitive. I wish you luck.
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BrownEyedFreak (2826)
2006-07-20 03:33:30
Don't Worry
I totally get your problem. I'm 17 still afraid of the dark, so afraid that I scare myself into being extremely paronaiod. But guess what I worked it out. You can too, but I don't sujest a doc. they give addicting meds.
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