Some symptoms may be completely invisible to others, but none-the-less are real and can be crippling. I am planning to see my family doctor soon. I felt completely drained. I can open the shower door for cool air and it helps. IGNITION! A hot car is the worst. Hi! Worst is in the car on the freeway. – Whether the bus staffs limiting the AC for saving the cost? Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In Sign Up. In the winter on cooler nights in North Florida we will not use the heat at all and the room will get down to around 62.That is about my wife’s toleration point. I desperately need a fix. i feel like i want to go out and tell to the pilot to make a emergency landing. I’m breathing fine, and I know it, but I start having a mini-panic attack because of the very fact “I can’t breathe”. Usually at night. I too feel the same, especially in hot, humid weather and during panic attacks – I never know what to do and lots of times they are tremendously frightening, which really doesn’t alleviate much either. Have you been able to speak to a doctor or therapist about these issues? This helped me feel like the walls weren’t closing in on me, and that the air wasn’t so still because there was some coolness. Its psychological, that you just need that surety that there is a way out and that makes you feel better. To compound matters there is a lot of cigarette smoking in Eastern Europe which makes the air even more oppressive. I do not know how to overcome this. I was immediately ill and panicky and the airline did little to help. by Kelly | Most Popular, Overwhelm, Traits | 321 comments, Claustrophobia: Extreme or irrational fear of confined places. I needed air so they. Ha ha. This has put a strain on our relationship, and she is threatening to leave me. I’m not sure if there’s a medical name for it…Do you think it could be anxiety-related? Sometimes Rescue Remedy or homeopathic remedies for anxiety work. Then I remember that I fly a lot and have never died from lack of air…and neither have any of these other passengers. In those times, COLD is the most refreshing thing, even if it’s freezing cold. I don’t think about how illogical that is, I just tell myself to go to sleep. I have to sleep with a fan on, too, but I think it is mostly for the white noise. On one night-train ride, I did something my husband and I still laugh about. The first time my husband and I backpacked in Thailand, we were on a budget but I INSISTED that we had to have A/C in all our rooms. My problems discussed with my neuro doctor and gave me cipralex 10mg for 3 month before bedtime and gradually continue til 6 month, at first i had this palpitation but get used to it. Maybe by making a joke of it helped. I first noticed it in my thirties, and it gets worse with age. Even a few percent distortion can affect the load if it is sensitive to higher frequencies can the line frequency. Plays on my mind before meetings etc would love to find the solution, Yeah, you’re definitely NOT the only one. I start panicking even thinking about being caught in such a situation. My immediate reaction is to jump up and get to an open window, and I have to pace around. My heart feels like it drops to my stomach , I can t breath right, I feel like im falling to my death even though im sitting down and after that I start screaming my head off untill the ride is over. Then, my daughter got a cat for christmas. Also having understanding with yourself that you are not crazy and something physical I really happening. Last winter though we had a long drive from San Antonio back to Houston and I about froze her out of the car even with the heat on because I had to have a window cracked! So, I go to market at night. I have all of those symptoms and I feel like I can’t participate in life like I used to. Any ideas on why this might be? I had slept well the night before. When someone else is driving I become anxious almost immediately if they are not quick to turn on the AC or at least open the windows. Inverter: The inverter is the piece of equipment that switches incoming power from DC (direct current) to AC (alternating current) so that your home can use the power. Why do I feel suffocated in fast carnival rides? Am also post menopausal and have hypothyroidism, can’t stand hot or cold. If I do, like if I go to a party, I call my mom 15 minutes later to come to pick me up because I can’t take it. There is no way to explain it to someone who has never experienced it!!!!!! And still I was getting warmer. I cant BREATHE when it’s dark. I feel the same way. I might just need to start carrying a folding fan in my purse- I can say I’m trying to bring back the style of the Victorian era. My family knows about this and while they joke with me a bit they know it is serious. Does anyone else experienced this? I really hope I’m not developing a phobia. And about half way through I started to get really hot, and at one point I had to unzip my coat (it’s winter). I’m afraid of humiliating myself because when I get panic attacks I can’t control my body and I shake uncontrollably and I get diarrhea. The prospect of it happening. You are not mad . Thanks for the response Kelly… Could you share your xanax using experience in a flight ? I don’t feel so crazy now after reading this. I feel a heaviness in the air in my Apt….This causes tightness in my, The unfortunate thing is I carpool with other people, and I always sit all the way in the back of a mini van where the rear windows can’t open. It may be that this is something that I will always have to work on (like AA) to stay anxiety free. garden just to create a little noise. These impulses respond not only to the temperature of the skin, but also to the rate of change in skin temperature. I have to do something or I’m losing my mind. I hope you are able to find some solutions to feel better. I had about 2 seconds of reasoning left before I started smashing windows out! I plan to arrive 30 mins early to suss the room out. I’ve taken a fan when I travel for years – partly for the air movement and partly for the noise. I’ve suffered from this for years and years to the extreme of having full blown panic attacks. It was so embarrassing. When at work, I keep multiple fans running, aimed straight at my face. She was very sympathetic and gave me some cool water to drink. I didnt know she had locked it so they couldnt enter BUT we could go out. I’m not on any meds. Maybe it is related to low blood pressure, but I wouldn’t want to make assumptions since I’m not a medical professional. I carry a fan around at all times. I had CT scan done that revealed mild atelectasis and some thickening of the heart tissue. The days that I feel very strongly like I'm suffocating, I notice my nose whistles sometimes. Ugh, even reading your description makes me feel it again–buried alive. Like if blanket is slightly over my nose—not touching my nose but cutting the path of any air—I have to push it away quickly! My co-workers are informed of my situation so if they see me getting anxious will get me outside into open air quickly (usually sending me home for the rest of the day). Had one just a short while ago while I was sitting at home and eating dinner. I tried CBT but it didnt help. Terrorize my poor husband at home and in the car. There comes a point, too, where your relationship can feel suffocating because the two of you are co-dependent. I am always fanning myself. Seems worst then on an empty stomach for another odd reason. I have the same problem, having the issue right now.. it’s so stuffy, i’m feeling a great deal of panic, my chest is tight and my air is restricted. So, to sum it up, I have to be able to get out of a building, car, bus, and even the grocery store. I always feel tight of chest like if everything was shutting down on me. I must admit, there are times I laugh out loud at the perceived ‘ridiculousness’ of it all (I am not minimising the impact this has on me/others – it just seems ironic) – it seems my life’s work has come back for revenge! Getting in a small space doesnt bother me unless I get too hot/start breathing in just hot air. Well last month my fan died and I immediately panicked and freaked out bad. What situations have given you this feeling? Sometimes the feeling just suddenly rushes over me like a slap in the face and I can’t feel it coming, then I have to get out of the situation for a while or go outside/open the window to get fresh air. No clue where it came from or how it started. How is it that so many can suffer this way and there is no official diagnosis? I’m sure the technicians thought I was crazy. I find myself walking around the house feeling trapped & unable to breathe. It gets so hot and humid during summer here in Ohio that I used to feel like there is no air and I couldn’t breath and I started to panic. And now a year later, I’m back in school. Despite this, whenever the train doors close I become instantly aware of my breathing, start making small gasps for air and feel my heart-rate increase. Thanks for sharing. The funny thing is we all CAN breath in hot stuffy rooms but I cannot convince my mind that this is the case, so I suffer from the same thing as most of you. Thanks Linda! Sometimes (probably 3 or 4 out of 7 days of the week if tried to average) I feel like I can't breath while laying down, even though I'm breathing normally. This is the first time ever in my life. Ive also come to the conclusion that anxiety doesnt just appear out of the blue and just start happening to us one day….my theory is that anxiety is the result of years and years of suppressing these fears/issues until they finally boil over and can no longer be contained, as i too had never had actual anxiety or panic attacks as a kid/teen….it wasnt until early 20’s that i started really having bad anxieties. Xanax can be a helpful drug. Really i’m scared to ride a plane. Hopefully it will help! Sometimes I’m so tired, I just want to stop breathing and go to sleep so I’m not in anymore discomfort/pain, and that’s the scary part.. I have always been very heat intolerant–especially dry, artificial heat. But the van story really hit home. He assured me that it would not cause my constant heating issues though.. My two worst places where I get these “attacks” (?) I like in hot, humid Tennessee so I feel this a lot and I can’t stand it:(. … As if they’re going too cave in on me… I panic now, mood swings and feel like dropping from the heat i feel in crowded restaurants… god forbid if i go in a “out back”. I have a mesh like cloth I have been trying to use but today I got a call from the health department saying my mask wasnt good enough. I can’t believe I’m not the only one! The attack becomes intense in crowded places, too much heat and almost no air to breath in I felt really bad it hard to explain. I think all the other passengers think I’m crazy…. Well why not carry a battery operated fan I thought. ), and on the road (much more road rage than at cooler temps). Don’t you get brain freezes (I really don’t know how else to explain it)? These sounds like good tactics to use. I rub some under my nose and although it does nothing to clear my airways, it tricks the brain into thinking the air is cooler. While driving, we have the ac on, but when stopping for gas, I absolutely have to step out and feel air circulating. . I which there’s a cure. I’m definitely going to try a portable battery-powered fan next time, and also consult with a physician to see if an anti-anxiety drug would also help (in addition to my relaxation audio). 2. It’s the worst feeling. Even if I take deep breaths, they feel like they're empty of oxygen. Yes! Then, now I feel fear to drive by myself (no passengers) on highway because how it tends to be jammed and I will feel running out of breath. I have lung fibrosis (scaring) and can have trouble breathing depending on the physical situations. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Now I am wondering how hot her house will be. That made me look up claustrophobic as I always say “I get a little claustrophobic when I ride a BART train underground when it’s raining outside and it’s full of people.” But, when reading the definition and symptoms of claustrophobia, I discovered the number 1 protagonist of claustrophobics to be an MRI (which I generally can sleep through) and severe “flight/fight” response from more than one stimuli (mine wasn’t listed and was, after all, rather specific). This is driving me insane… i hate that i feel like i can’t catch my breath ughh…. Drink ice water. Although I’ve never wet my sheets I can completely empathize with you! It happens to a certain extent when I’m in my apartment as well. Does anyone else experience it when it isn’t really hot weather and it’s just a stuffy room? It was about 100 that day, and of course the AC stopped working in my van and it was LA, so I was caught in bumper to bumper traffic, no AC, it’s LA, I have about 75 miles to drive and I’m overweight too. Everyone: if you are able, see a therapist! I do not want my body to be cold, I use the electric blanket to warm up the bed in the winter and then turn it off to sleep, I just don’t want my face to be hot. The same can be said about the time I ate potato pancakes for dinner, ate a 50/50 bar for dessert and vomited thereafter when visiting my mother in the maternity ward at the hospital when I was a young child of 3. I think this applies to sitting on an airplane or the fear of being stuck in an elevator or riding in an overstuffed taxi van in Uganda with no room to move. I keep the door opened an inch or two until I can roll down window. I’m not an expert!) I have a travel fan! I kind of had a panic attack recently too. 3. Since then just thinking about it stresses me out. And pushing harder (even though we were still in deep traffic and no where near the best stop). I have this issue while waiting at a stop light when it hot or sitting on a window seat on a plane, sitting in traffic or there are several people on the car talking. I have to get to the nearest window & sit next to it. I don’t know if this has a name. It is summer time and I am not old enough to drive by myself legally. !” And all the people in the car burst out laughing. I have tried googling what it could be…I dont have a fear of being in a closed space…I actually dont even think abt the panic attacks…they happen when im in the shower sometimes too. Several people have said their problems might not be “mental” so I felt I should offer them an alternative based on my own condition. I think anyone can benefit from it!! My body can feel like a furnace when the breathing is bad! I was seated in a middle seat, in the middle row of a totally oversold Delta flight from Detroit to San Francisco. I take hot showers and if it’s in the morning a few years ago I noticed I would get really light headed and or naucious. But I got to the point where I questioned if I would make it to my stop, and that scared me. Now I can’t. I just try to induge my self in conversation with othpassengers to just distract myself and that helps alot. - 16717939 Me too, the air must be moving. This morning’s incident on the airplane was the worst yet. I have searched online and have not found anything related this kind of skin claustrophobia os skin suffocating. Because you on groudnd trnaport you have an option of leaving the veficle but where would you go while in a flight ? A new type of mask made for people like us? It is an awful feeling! Unless I really really have to. Especially since there was no air conditioning. Again, the car a/c saved me from complete panic. Awesome to read about this. Ive been struggling to this panicking feeling I get from riding those though before this is what I use to get to school. This seems to be getting worse for me. That is what I’m forced to do in just a nitegown a few times a day. weeks later a different one and still nothing. it relates to claustrophobic? I’m 17, and a pretty health average teenager. Hi KJ, thanks for the comment. The first night I was OK. Help. And i stand up to get a cool area. You are not alone. I love the way that you adapted with the wet sheet in the middle of the night. But my all time traumatic experience was traveling in Minsk, Belarus in January. Turning on the AC made it worse somehow because that’s artificial air and there was no air in the house to begin with. In all panic instances, I feel like I can’t breathe..my heart pounds..and for some reason, the right side of my head gets instantly congested–which makes the panic even worse. But in fact, it may be an ever building manifestation of the anxiety the person is feeling. It has helped some, but I still feel a much higher sensitivity to the dry heat than I ever have before. I can’t sleep without a fan blowing cooling air around the room. If you turn it up too high I feel like I can’t breathe and I panic. That is the problem most of us face. Hi there just out of interest I am a counsellor and one of my clients has this problem. My problem is my husband he likes to keep the house really warm in the winter 74 degrees and I am going out to the garage to get some air. I was at a religious seminar recently. Joined : Sep 2006. Sometimes I just hurry out bc I get dizzy and I HAVE to lay down in the cool air under my fan. 1. Most of all cry when I can’t do anything. Yet tight spaces have no effect on me (unless they are muggy and hot). I immediately walk into the sun room where there is a fan on. It helps a little but the panic stays. I don't have the other symptoms for congestive heart failure, so I don't think (and hope it isn't) that. I have this when I travel to Africa and have to sleep in rooms with little air circulation. I am curious however if any of you have found a successful therapy. My husband will also cool down the car while I wait inside the house or a store. I still have a few spells here & there but it could be from the low water in the refill container needing more or the air filter needing to be changed. The combination of the sound of the AC and the different room temperatures sent me into consistent TRUE panic attacks that lasted all 5 days. Like pretty much every website on the internet, this website uses cookies. I was stuck in a line of traffic, moving slowly looking at Christmas lights, and had drunk a giant drink and was about to literally explode. I have to immediately wet my hands and face around the nose and mouth. I’ve always had this problem and even my doctor didnt know what it is, He did tests on me and physically I was good. My most recent was last night, when my husband and I were out to dinner with an out-of-town relative. My doctor told me to talk to a counselor about it (I guess a mental issue) and then prescribed me Xanax. Something that has really helped is Vick’s vapor rub. I don’t know what to do. (Please don’t take that the wrong way ), Finally found a person I can relate to regarding to the stress/discomfort caused by heat and no air movement! I’ve been in several situations since then, once in church, where there were a ton of people and the air was very hot. After some sleep, I suddenly woke and feel difficulty for breathing. You’re not alone… Since my move from Wisconsin to California walls and even things outside seem to bend and fluctuate toward me. and thing is i LIVE in thailand… its so humid if you ever go a day in summer without a/c = dead. The problem is the dry heat. I find having music that calms me to listen to helps…as does being able to distract myself with games or silly movies on my phone or tablet. I just want to be normal again. It can be so humid,but it does not bother anyone else in my group like it does for me. I have been carrying a bottle of frozen water around with me for years , it’s a comfort thing and without it I feel like I’m going to die in any hot situation. I have always have had the feeling of panic when I dont feel air moving but this year has been worse than ever I hope it doesnt continue worsing… have any of you found a way to control this? Don’t ever move into a facility called Bella point because it is really hella point and I can’t wait to get the heck out of here. Thanx to the one of the cavin crew their because she talk to me to get my attention to him. But for me what is unbearable is being in a car (this is especially bad for me) or in a house/space with the heater blasting. Oh my goodness this is me. I feel like I have to be in control of my surroundings or I panic. Thanks for sharing and please follow up if you find a solution! Last night it was 87 degrees inside at 11 pm so I actually slept outside since it was cooler and had moving air. When I’m in a stuffy, warm room, with no air movement, I feel like I can’t breathe. I didn’t know whether to run outside or get myself to the hospital or what! Your email address will not be published. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I really like having fresh air. I’m having the same issue but it’s been worse lately. I am also Claustrophobic. I’m sure I was having an anxiety attack. This is me EXACTLY. I had similar things but happened in various condition. Once I was home I felt better, just shaken. Favourite answer. I’d wake up gasping for air and feeling anxious. I’m scared for my life really. I’m always fanning myself using my hands. Why do we feel suffocated in a closed room when some material is burning there? 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