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Question: How long does a person have to be in a small space before claustrophobia sets in?

(Posted by: MORGAN on 2009-10-21 12:41:16)

If someone actually has claustrophobia, I mean. Is it different for different people, depending on how severe their claustrophobia is? Sorry, I need it for a book.

Answers:

Posted by: Mad Hatter on 2009-10-21, 12:49:22

Depends on the person. Some people never get claustrophobic while others only need to have people to close to them and it sets it off for them.,

Posted by: nonya on 2009-10-21, 12:51:47

It would be seconds it depends on how bad it is my father could do elevators but when they did some asthma test in a phone booth sized box he flipped out i never seen him like that i mean he was dark skinned i he was red that's crazy i hate that their are so many problems in life medically physically mentally etc

Posted by: SuperVibrationalEscrow on 2009-10-21, 12:53:07

If you are claustrophobic it is as the first person says.. instant. Even the thought of going in a small space would set it off. For others, they might start off a little nervous and slowly it would grown. For me, it would never set in as long as there was air supply. I like small spaces. For an average person they could not get 'phobic' for some time unless they suspected they couldn't ever get out or they were in danger.