re: Developing a Phobia Late in Life - Is this Normal??

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I am have always been a little claustrophobic, but it has gotten worse as I got older. If I suddenly find myself in a place where people are wall to wall, I have to get out..

Also, I hate spiders.. But I don't know if I really fear them.. if that makes sense... They didn't bother me as much as a kid. Anything else, I am good..

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My claustrophobia is mostly just a fear of being tightly trapped in a cave(like the guy who died in the Nutty Putty cave) or the guys who get trapped while cave diving. OMG frick that!!

I love caverns though. I used to love scuba diving in the caverns of the springs in Fla.

As kids my sis used to rolled me tightly up in a blanket and I would get that panicky claustrophobic feeling. I can;t imagine how it feels to be trapped and tightly wedged in a cave like that.