Rotte wrote:
devilcake wrote:
I wonder if there are many people who say they have claustrophobia but actually have cleithrophobia hm
but imma also guess that a lot of the people with one has the other
Yea i wouldn't be surprised if that was the case! Both with some having both and thinking they have claustrophobia.
Angelica wrote:
"The important distinction between the two is that cleithrophobia is a fear of a situation. Claustrophobia, in contrast, is a fear of small or enclosed spaces — it is a fear of a type of place"
And
"An elevator is usually challenging for people with either cleithrophobia or claustrophobia because it’s a small and enclosed space and there is always the possibility that the doors won’t open when they should. This is not the case with the small tent described above since the door (flap) is easily opened or closed."
oh okay that makes a lot of sense actually, i guess they just manifest kind of similarly? devilcake wrote:
what is the difference between this and claustrophobia or are they just overlapping? or is it that the focus is is different?
I googled my way to a more better explanation in the diffference, because all i had to say was one is small rooms and other is in general trapped lmao.. Just gonna quote herewhat is the difference between this and claustrophobia or are they just overlapping? or is it that the focus is is different?
"The important distinction between the two is that cleithrophobia is a fear of a situation. Claustrophobia, in contrast, is a fear of small or enclosed spaces — it is a fear of a type of place"
And
"An elevator is usually challenging for people with either cleithrophobia or claustrophobia because it’s a small and enclosed space and there is always the possibility that the doors won’t open when they should. This is not the case with the small tent described above since the door (flap) is easily opened or closed."
I wonder if there are many people who say they have claustrophobia but actually have cleithrophobia hm
but imma also guess that a lot of the people with one has the other



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