a few months ago i was at a club, i wasn't
drinking anything so I know what happened
wasn't a case of getting my drink spiked..
I was feeling fine, then it started
raining and everyone was crowded in one
area, and i was standing, all of a sudden
i felt like I was going to collapse , and
that I couldn't breathe. I sat down for
abit, but then I felt like I was going to
throw up and a I ask a friend to come with
me to the toilet. As I was walking there I
couldn't feel my legs and I couldn't walk,
my friend was holding me and walking me,
my eyes were rolling in the back of my
head, my knees were shaking, and the
lights hurt my eyes, and I thought for
sure I was going to pass out. I went to
the toilet and sat down I was sweating and
heating up so much, so I tried to calm
myself down and in a few minutes I was
fine...
I don't usually get anxious in crowds, I
don't know what happened, my health was
good before that, I had eaten and slept
too.
Claustrophobia is an anxiety disorder in
which someone has an intense and
irrational fear of confined or enclosed
spaces. A person who suffers from
claustrophobia may break into a panic when
inside a lift (elevator), a bus, an
aeroplane, a room with lots of people or
any confined space.
What are the symptoms?
These symptoms may be relevant to many
types of phobias (irrational fears):
-- Sweating
-- Accelerated heart rate
-- Hyperventilation, or 'over-breathing'
-- Shaking
-- Light-headedness
-- Nausea
-- Fainting
-- Fear of actual harm or illness.
A person with claustrophobia may:
-- When entering a room, start checking
for where the exits are. Position
himself/herself near the exits. Feel very
uneasy when all the doors are shut.
-- Avoid driving or entering a car during
times of day when traffic is most likely
to be congested.
-- Opt for using the stairs rather than
the lift (elevator). The reason being
fear, rather than the extra exercise.
-- Stand near the door at a crowded party
- even if it is a large and spacious room.
-- Panic when a door is closed and he/she
is inside (more severe).
To me that sounds like what you described.
