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Spaces

This section of Hall contains phobias about spaces, either too big or too small.

Read about general phobias about spaces, crowds, enclosed spaces or open spaces. Below are the ten most recently added phobias.

I have a phobia of being locked up in a small space, and one of being alone. And to top that I'm Clausterphobic. I freak out and panic. I always feel like I'm dieing at school I'm always sitting by the door

Anonymous
from Spaces : Enclosed spaces

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I recently wrote about my phobia of dark, including dark waters and darkness and now I realize it also includes the darkness of closing my eyes, I cxannot close my eyes for more than ten seconds without freaking out about what is aro0und me or what may be there to attack me.... please include this in my entry...Lil Lisa Love xo ...www.myspace.com/lillisalove OR lisaclontz@yahoo.com

lisa clontz
from Spaces : Darkness

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I am scared of being wrapped in covers. I get really hot and my neck will break out, I start to tremble and I can't breathe whenever I get trapped in covers. Like if my friends lay on either side of my covers and I'm under them and I can't move. Does anyone know what this is called?

Becca Duck
from Spaces : Enclosed spaces

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i have a phobia of closing my eyes in the shower. It may be anxiety more than anything but if I close my eyes while in the shower my heart starts beating and I instantly think that someone has entered and is going to attack me or something?????? It scares the crap out of me.

cb
from Spaces : General

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I have a tunnel phobia, which doesn't seem to be unusual, but I thought I would tell you about it because my perception of the thing is a bit different from usual. I find that most discussion or analysis of 'tunnel phobia' involves the victim feeling enclosed or trapped: in other words, a form of claustrophobia. In my case, what frightens me is the long perspective of the tunnel, so maybe it's closer to a 'falling' phobia.

If I see a photo of a railway tunnel in which the entrance is just a black hole, with the far end not visible, then it's not so bad. However, if I see a picture of a railway tunnel in which the far end is visible as a little circle of light, then it fills me with a kind of horror and dread. Even worse than railway tunnels are canal tunnels (real or in photos), they are the worst, they are horrific things possibly because the water gives them a 'bottomless' effect, also because the dark water is itself unsettling.

I suspect my fear is caused by the dark space of the tunnel itself, linking the front face of the tunnel with that light at the far end. If I was inside the tunnel, it wouldn't be so bad because there wouldn't be the entrance to give a point of reference.

Strange? Or do other tunnel phobes feel the same?

It might be worth pointing out that I have happily explored old mine tunnels, about two metres high and one metre wide, so there's no question of an 'enclosure' phobia here, in fact I find it comforting to be able to touch the walls. But to explore, say, an abandoned railway tunnel would be a different matter altogether and I think maybe it's because of the scale of the thing.

Peter in Buxton
from Spaces : Darkness

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When I try to sleep at night, I see things. It scares me. Not so much the dark, but the things I see. I'm afriad they'll be real. I can't stand it! I'm very paranoid, I will not sleep in a dark room alone, ever.

Claire
from Spaces : Darkness

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So, ever since I could remember I've had this fear of unknown bathrooms, and would ask people if I could use to even if I'd already asked many times before. But it's not always unknown bathrooms. If the light in the bathroom is off I turn it on, even if it's broad daylight. If there's even the slightest noise of the door opening or something creeking, I almost go into this stage of panick. I think I know atleast two reasons of why I both have a fear of bathrooms and the fear of inclosed spaces.

You see, my mom told me this story that she hear me say when I was very young. Basicly the story begins when I was at my grandmothers house and I was taking a bath. Mom said I screamed and ran out of the bathroom pale as a sheet and shaking really bad. She asked me what was wrong and I told her that I saw an old lady in the bathtube with me. After trying to get me back into the bathroom many upon many times. They finally just bathed me in the sink.

The other reason as to why I have this fear, and one I can still remember,is that When I was younger I was locked in the bathroom with the lights out by my uncle, who wasn't very old, probly near the age of 13, then him and his friends would pound on the doors and walls of the room next to the bathroom. When I would beg and cry to be let out they would, laughing at me as I just slowly came out and of course told my mother what they did.

Dominique
from Spaces : General

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I cannot close my eyes when I am in water. Showers are the worst nowadays since i've mad the decision to avoid lakes and pools all together. I always feel like someone will drown me when my eyes are closed, or when i open my eyes something horrifying will be in front of me.

Craig
from Spaces : Darkness

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Whenever I shut off a light in my house, be it a hallway or a room, I have to run into the next lit area. I'm not afraid of the dark, as this only affects me in my home. I've been doing this for over 20 years.

Runnin' in the dark
from Spaces : Darkness

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I am terrified of domes and tunnels. When I drive and am coming upon a tunnel, I must put the sunvisor down and focus on the hood of my vehicle. I feel chills starting down my back when I enter the tunnel. If a building has a dome of any kind or size, forget me going in. It's a fear that literally makes me ill. I break out in a sweat and I get really sick to my stomach. It makes it difficult for me to go a lot of place. There are times when I even get fearful of looking up at the blue sky because it becomes like a giant dome. I wish I understood more where this fear originated from and why I continue to have it.

Anonymous
from Spaces : Enclosed spaces

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