Claustrophobia - the fear of enclosed spaces - can be a terribly debilitating condition.

About ten percent of the population of both sexes experience claustrophobia and report age exacerbates the problem. 

Some of this ten percent who experience claustrophobia are able to identify the events that triggered their initial episode. 

Whether a single traumatic event trigger long term claustrophobia depends on existing stress levels, how the situation is handled, how supportive others behave, are all contributing factors to the development of claustrophobia. An individual who experiences strong fear reactions may start going out of their way to avoid people, events, or things that trigger fear. 

This is what separates normal fears from phobias. Fears or phobia should be treated if the behaviour interferes in the individual’s life-style or causes them to avoid something they like to wish they could participate in. 

Many people think that it only involves elevators or other small spaces, but in fact many people find they can be overcome by claustrophobia in a large space.

The problem tends to spread so that people find they are thinking ahead to avoid any situation that might trigger their claustrophobia, limiting their life experiences. 

How hypnosis can help you overcome claustrophobia

Overcoming Claustrophobia will 'retrain your brain' to be as comfortable in enclosed spaces as other people so that it does not need to generate anxiety responses for you. 

Hypnosis is so effective for doing this because it keeps you calm and relaxed while distantly reviewing any difficult situations or experiences, so teaching your mind to respond differently.

As this happens, you will begin to feel different about the thought of situations that used to be frightening, and going back into them will feel 'do-able'.