[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":135},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-en-claustrophobia":3},{"post":4,"related":85,"path":129,"pair":130,"otherIndex":133,"index":134},{"slug":5,"lang":6,"translation":7,"weight":8,"title":9,"description":10,"seoTitle":11,"seoDescription":12,"date":13,"updated":-1,"cover":14,"coverAlt":15,"tags":16,"accent":20,"game":21,"vrApp":22,"readingMinutes":23,"pieces":24,"toc":36,"faq":67},"claustrophobia","en","claustrophobie",30,"Claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces): meaning, symptoms, causes and how to overcome it","Claustrophobia is the fear of enclosed spaces such as lifts, tunnels, crowded trains and MRI scanners. What the word means, how to pronounce it, symptoms, causes, how common it is, a quick self-check, and how to overcome it.","Claustrophobia: Meaning, Symptoms, Causes and Help","Claustrophobia is the fear of enclosed spaces like lifts, tunnels and MRI scanners. Meaning, symptoms, causes, how common it is and how to overcome it.","2026-10-05","/blog/claustrophobia/cover.webp","Illustration of a softly lit corridor opening onto a wide, bright doorway with open sky beyond.",[17,18,19],"Claustrophobia","Fear of enclosed spaces","Phobias","#7a8ca3","vr-phobia","closed-spaces",8,[25,28,30,32,34],{"kind":26,"html":27},"html","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Claustrophobia is the fear of enclosed spaces\u003C/strong>: an intense, lasting fear of being shut in, trapped or unable to get out, out of proportion to any real danger, that leads people to avoid lifts, tunnels, crowded trains, small rooms or medical scanners. It is a \u003Cstrong>specific phobia\u003C/strong> of the situational type. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/claustrophobia/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS\u003C/a> describes it as an irrational fear of confined spaces and estimates that around 10% of people in the UK are affected by it during their lifetime.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>This article is general information, not medical advice. If a fear of enclosed spaces affects your daily life, talk to a doctor or a therapist trained in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"what-does-claustrophobia-mean\">What does claustrophobia mean?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Claustrophobia means “fear of enclosed places”. The word comes from the Latin \u003Cem>claustrum\u003C/em>, “a shut-in place”, from \u003Cem>claudere\u003C/em>, “to shut, to close”, joined to \u003Cem>-phobia\u003C/em>, “fear”, according to \u003Ca href=\"https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/claustrophobia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wiktionary\u003C/a>. The same Latin root gives the English word cloister.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"how-do-you-pronounce-claustrophobia\">How do you pronounce claustrophobia?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Say it \u003Cstrong>klaw-struh-FOH-bee-uh\u003C/strong>, with the stress on “FOH”. \u003Ca href=\"https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/claustrophobia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wiktionary\u003C/a> gives the American pronunciation as /ˌklɔː.strəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ and the British one as /ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"what-situations-trigger-claustrophobia\">What situations trigger claustrophobia?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Almost any place that feels closed, crowded or hard to leave. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/claustrophobia/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS\u003C/a> lists common triggers such as lifts, tunnels, tube trains, public toilets, rooms whose doors have to be locked, cars, planes and hotel rooms with sealed windows. In practice, people often describe:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>lifts and elevators\u003C/strong>, especially small or slow ones, and the fear of getting stuck;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>trains, planes and cars\u003C/strong>, above all when they are crowded or when you can’t step out;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>tunnels and underground spaces\u003C/strong>;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>crowds and queues\u003C/strong>, where the walls are people rather than bricks;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>MRI scanners\u003C/strong>, where you lie still inside a narrow tube for several minutes.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>Even thinking about these situations can be enough to bring on the fear.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"claustrophobia-and-mri-scans\">Claustrophobia and MRI scans\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>MRI is where claustrophobia meets medicine. In a cohort of more than 55,000 patients, \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.21147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dewey et al.\u003C/a> (\u003Cem>Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging\u003C/em>, 2007) found claustrophobic reactions in 2.1% of people scanned in a conventional scanner, and in 0.7% with a newer, quieter scanner with a shorter tube. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/claustrophobia/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS\u003C/a> advises telling the hospital staff before the day of your appointment, asking about a sedative well in advance, and notes that some centres offer open or upright MRI scanners.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"what-are-the-symptoms-of-claustrophobia\">What are the symptoms of claustrophobia?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Symptoms come on in the feared place, or just from imagining it. According to the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/claustrophobia/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS\u003C/a>, some people feel mild anxiety while others have severe anxiety or a panic attack, with physical symptoms such as:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>a rapid heartbeat, sweating, trembling;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>shortness of breath or a feeling of tightness in the chest;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>a sensation of butterflies in the stomach, nausea, a need to go to the toilet;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>feeling confused or disorientated, or, in severe cases, detached from your body.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>Then comes \u003Cstrong>avoidance\u003C/strong>: taking the stairs, choosing an aisle seat, avoiding tunnels or underground trains, delaying a scan. The fear can feel overwhelming even when you know you are safe.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"what-causes-claustrophobia\">What causes claustrophobia?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>There is no single known cause. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/claustrophobia/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS\u003C/a> explains that claustrophobia is often linked to a frightening experience in early childhood, such as being trapped or kept in a confined space, and that a child can also learn it from a parent who has it. Unpleasant experiences later in life, such as turbulence on a flight or being stuck in a tunnel between stations, can also trigger it. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/anxiety-and-stressor-related-disorders/specific-phobic-disorders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSD Manual\u003C/a> notes that the causes of phobias in general are unknown.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Whatever started it, avoidance keeps it going: each escape brings relief, and the relief teaches you that escaping was necessary.\u003C/p>\n",{"kind":29},"cycle",{"kind":26,"html":31},"\u003Cp>Exposure research by \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.04.006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craske et al.\u003C/a> (\u003Cem>Behaviour Research and Therapy\u003C/em>, 2014) shows that new, safer learning happens when you stay and discover that what you expected (running out of air, being trapped forever) does not happen.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"how-common-is-claustrophobia\">How common is claustrophobia?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Claustrophobia is one of the more common phobias:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/claustrophobia/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS\u003C/a> estimates that around \u003Cstrong>10% of people in the UK\u003C/strong> are affected by claustrophobia during their lifetime;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>across 25 surveys in 22 countries, about \u003Cstrong>7.4% of adults\u003C/strong> have had a specific phobia of any kind at some point in their life, usually starting in childhood (\u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291717000174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wardenaar et al.\u003C/a>, \u003Cem>Psychological Medicine\u003C/em>, 2017);\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>in a Swedish population study, situational phobias, the group that includes enclosed spaces, were found in 17.4% of women and 8.5% of men at the time of the survey (\u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-7967(95)00048-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fredrikson et al.\u003C/a>, \u003Cem>Behaviour Research and Therapy\u003C/em>, 1996).\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>Figures vary with the country and with how strictly a phobia is defined, so treat them as orders of magnitude.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"do-i-have-claustrophobia-a-quick-self-check\">Do I have claustrophobia? A quick self-check\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>This is not a test and it cannot diagnose anything. It follows the summary of the DSM-5-TR criteria for specific phobia in the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/anxiety-and-stressor-related-disorders/specific-phobic-disorders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSD Manual\u003C/a>, and only helps you decide whether to talk to a professional.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cform class=\"selfcheck\" aria-label=\"Fear of enclosed spaces self-check\">\n\u003Cfieldset>\n\u003Clegend>Tick what applies to you\u003C/legend>\n\u003Clabel>\u003Cinput type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q1\"> I have felt a marked fear or anxiety about enclosed spaces for six months or more.\u003C/label>\n\u003Clabel>\u003Cinput type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q2\"> Being in a lift, a tunnel, a crowded train or a small room almost always triggers that fear straight away.\u003C/label>\n\u003Clabel>\u003Cinput type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q3\"> I avoid these places, or I get through them with intense fear.\u003C/label>\n\u003Clabel>\u003Cinput type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q4\"> I feel the fear is out of proportion to the actual danger.\u003C/label>\n\u003Clabel>\u003Cinput type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q5\"> The fear or the avoidance causes me real distress or gets in the way of my daily life, work, travel or medical care.\u003C/label>\n\u003C/fieldset>\n\u003Cp class=\"selfcheck__note\">\u003Cstrong>This is not a diagnosis.\u003C/strong> If you ticked most of these boxes, or if the fear bothers you, talk to your doctor or a therapist trained in CBT. Only a professional can assess a phobia.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/form>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"how-to-overcome-claustrophobia\">How to overcome claustrophobia\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The best-supported way to overcome claustrophobia is \u003Cstrong>gradual exposure\u003C/strong>, the core of cognitive behavioural therapy: you approach enclosed spaces in small steps, stay long enough to learn that the feared outcome doesn’t happen, and repeat until lifts, trains or scanners feel manageable. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/claustrophobia/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS\u003C/a> lists CBT and exposure therapy among the treatments for claustrophobia.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>It works well. In a randomised trial with 46 people with claustrophobia, \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/s0005-7967(99)00176-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Öst et al.\u003C/a> (\u003Cem>Behaviour Research and Therapy\u003C/em>, 2001) found that about 80% were clinically improved after treatment, whether they had a single three-hour exposure session, five sessions of exposure or five sessions of cognitive therapy, against 18% on the waiting list.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Our step-by-step guide explains how to build a fear ladder, how long to stay, how often to practise and when to get help: \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"/blog/how-to-overcome-claustrophobia\">How to overcome claustrophobia\u003C/a>\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"can-virtual-reality-help-with-claustrophobia\">Can virtual reality help with claustrophobia?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Virtual reality lets you practise the first steps of a ladder (a lift, a corridor, a small room) whenever you are ready, with full control and an exit at any moment. Early studies by \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/s0005-7967(97)10006-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Botella et al.\u003C/a> (\u003Cem>Behaviour Research and Therapy\u003C/em>, 1998) treated claustrophobia with VR exposure alone, with gains still present at follow-up; these were single-patient case studies, not trials. For specific phobias in general, a meta-analysis of 30 randomised trials found VR exposure as effective as real-life exposure (\u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.08.003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carl et al.\u003C/a>, \u003Cem>Journal of Anxiety Disorders\u003C/em>, 2019). More in \u003Ca href=\"/blog/why-virtual-reality-works-for-phobias\">Why virtual reality works for phobias\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n",{"kind":33},"cta",{"kind":26,"html":35},"\u003Csection class=\"post__faq\" aria-labelledby=\"faq\">\u003Ch2 id=\"faq\">FAQ\u003C/h2>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"what-is-claustrophobia\">What is claustrophobia?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>Claustrophobia is the fear of enclosed spaces: an intense, lasting fear of being shut in or unable to get out, out of proportion to the actual danger, that leads to avoidance. It is a specific phobia of the situational type.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"what-does-claustrophobia-mean-1\">What does claustrophobia mean?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>It means “fear of enclosed places”, from the Latin \u003Cem>claustrum\u003C/em>, “a shut-in place”, and \u003Cem>-phobia\u003C/em>, “fear”.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"how-do-you-pronounce-claustrophobia-1\">How do you pronounce claustrophobia?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>Klaw-struh-FOH-bee-uh, stressed on “FOH”. In phonetic notation: /ˌklɔː.strəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ (American) or /ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ (British).\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"what-causes-claustrophobia-1\">What causes claustrophobia?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>It is often linked to a frightening experience in childhood, such as being trapped in a small space, or learned from a parent who has it. Later experiences, like being stuck in a tunnel, can also trigger it. Avoidance keeps the fear going.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"how-common-is-claustrophobia-1\">How common is claustrophobia?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>The NHS estimates that around 10% of people in the UK are affected by claustrophobia at some point in their life.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"can-claustrophobia-be-cured\">Can claustrophobia be cured?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>It responds well to treatment. In one trial, about 80% of people with claustrophobia were clinically improved after exposure-based treatment, including after a single three-hour session.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"what-can-i-do-if-i-m-claustrophobic-and-need-an-mri\">What can I do if I’m claustrophobic and need an MRI?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>Tell the hospital before your appointment, ask about a sedative well in advance, and ask whether an open or upright scanner is available. Practising exposure beforehand can also help.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/section>\u003Csection class=\"post__sources\" aria-labelledby=\"sources\">\u003Ch2 id=\"sources\">Sources\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>NHS. Claustrophobia. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/claustrophobia/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/claustrophobia\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Wiktionary. “claustrophobia” (etymology and pronunciation). \u003Ca href=\"https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/claustrophobia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">en.wiktionary.org/wiki/claustrophobia\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Barnhill JW. Specific phobias. \u003Cem>MSD Manual Professional Version\u003C/em>, reviewed April 2026. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/anxiety-and-stressor-related-disorders/specific-phobic-disorders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">msdmanuals.com\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Dewey M, Schink T, Dewey CF. Claustrophobia during magnetic resonance imaging: cohort study in over 55,000 patients. \u003Cem>Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging\u003C/em>. 2007;26(5):1322–1327. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.21147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1002/jmri.21147\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Wardenaar KJ, Lim CCW, Al-Hamzawi AO, et al. The cross-national epidemiology of specific phobia in the World Mental Health Surveys. \u003Cem>Psychological Medicine\u003C/em>. 2017;47(10):1744–1760. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291717000174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1017/S0033291717000174\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Fredrikson M, Annas P, Fischer H, Wik G. Gender and age differences in the prevalence of specific fears and phobias. \u003Cem>Behaviour Research and Therapy\u003C/em>. 1996;34(1):33–39. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-7967(95)00048-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1016/0005-7967(95)00048-3\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Craske MG, Treanor M, Conway CC, Zbozinek T, Vervliet B. Maximizing exposure therapy: an inhibitory learning approach. \u003Cem>Behaviour Research and Therapy\u003C/em>. 2014;58:10–23. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.04.006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1016/j.brat.2014.04.006\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Öst LG, Alm T, Brandberg M, Breitholtz E. One vs five sessions of exposure and five sessions of cognitive therapy in the treatment of claustrophobia. \u003Cem>Behaviour Research and Therapy\u003C/em>. 2001;39(2):167–183. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/s0005-7967(99)00176-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(99)00176-x\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Botella C, Baños RM, Perpiñá C, Villa H, Alcañiz M, Rey A. Virtual reality treatment of claustrophobia: a case report. \u003Cem>Behaviour Research and Therapy\u003C/em>. 1998;36(2):239–246. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/s0005-7967(97)10006-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(97)10006-7\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Carl E, Stein AT, Levihn-Coon A, et al. Virtual reality exposure therapy for anxiety and related disorders: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. \u003Cem>Journal of Anxiety Disorders\u003C/em>. 2019;61:27–36. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.08.003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.08.003\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003C/section>",[37,40,43,46,49,52,55,58,61,64],{"id":38,"text":39},"what-does-claustrophobia-mean","What does claustrophobia mean?",{"id":41,"text":42},"how-do-you-pronounce-claustrophobia","How do you pronounce claustrophobia?",{"id":44,"text":45},"what-situations-trigger-claustrophobia","What situations trigger claustrophobia?",{"id":47,"text":48},"what-are-the-symptoms-of-claustrophobia","What are the symptoms of claustrophobia?",{"id":50,"text":51},"what-causes-claustrophobia","What causes claustrophobia?",{"id":53,"text":54},"how-common-is-claustrophobia","How common is claustrophobia?",{"id":56,"text":57},"do-i-have-claustrophobia-a-quick-self-check","Do I have claustrophobia? 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Later experiences, like being stuck in a tunnel, can also trigger it. Avoidance keeps the fear going.",{"q":54,"a":78},"The NHS estimates that around 10% of people in the UK are affected by claustrophobia at some point in their life.",{"q":80,"a":81},"Can claustrophobia be cured?","It responds well to treatment. In one trial, about 80% of people with claustrophobia were clinically improved after exposure-based treatment, including after a single three-hour session.",{"q":83,"a":84},"What can I do if I'm claustrophobic and need an MRI?","Tell the hospital before your appointment, ask about a sedative well in advance, and ask whether an open or upright scanner is available. 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What it means, how it differs from vertigo, symptoms, causes, how common it is, a self-check and how to overcome it.","/blog/acrophobia/cover.webp","Illustration of a wooden mountain lookout with a sturdy railing at golden hour, overlooking a green valley and a winding river.",[96,97,98,19],"Acrophobia","Fear of heights","Vertigo","#4aa8e8","heights",{"slug":102,"lang":6,"translation":103,"weight":8,"title":104,"description":105,"seoTitle":106,"seoDescription":107,"date":13,"updated":-1,"cover":108,"coverAlt":109,"tags":110,"accent":99,"game":21,"vrApp":113,"readingMinutes":114},"arachnophobia","arachnophobie","Arachnophobia (fear of spiders): meaning, causes, how common it is and how to overcome it","Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders, one of the most common specific phobias. What the word means, how to pronounce it, symptoms, causes, how common it is, a quick self-check, and how to overcome it.","Arachnophobia (Fear of Spiders): Meaning, Causes & Help","Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders. What it means, how to say it, symptoms, causes, how common it is, a quick self-check and how to overcome it.","/blog/arachnophobia/cover.webp","Illustration of a small house spider on a web in the corner of a sunny window, seen from across a calm living room.",[111,112,19],"Arachnophobia","Fear of spiders","spiders",7,{"slug":116,"lang":6,"translation":117,"weight":8,"title":118,"description":119,"seoTitle":120,"seoDescription":121,"date":13,"updated":-1,"cover":122,"coverAlt":123,"tags":124,"accent":127,"game":21,"vrApp":128,"readingMinutes":23},"ophidiophobia","ophidiophobie","Ophidiophobia (fear of snakes): meaning, causes, how common it is and how to overcome it","Ophidiophobia is the fear of snakes, one of the most common animal fears. What the word means, how to pronounce it, why snakes scare so many people, symptoms, causes, a quick self-check, and how to overcome it.","Ophidiophobia (Fear of Snakes): Meaning, Causes & Help","Ophidiophobia is the fear of snakes. What it means, how to say it, why snakes scare so many people, causes, how common it is and how to overcome it.","/blog/ophidiophobia/cover.webp","Illustration of a sunny meadow with wildflowers, a small calm snake resting far away on a warm rock.",[125,126,19],"Ophidiophobia","Fear of snakes","#5e9a4c","snakes","/blog/claustrophobia",{"lang":131,"path":132},"fr","/fr/blog/claustrophobie","/fr/blog","/blog",1791217432345]