What is claustrophobia?

Claustrophobia is the fear of having no escape and being closed in. It is typically classified as an anxiety disorder and often results in panic attack.

How do members experience claustrophobia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with claustrophobia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for claustrophobia*

Who has claustrophobia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 8
30s 13
40s 28
50s 44
60s 34
70+ 15

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 21
Female 123