claustrophobia
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Each show deals with claustrophobia in some way, either of a space, or of a mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Chiu suffered permanent damage to his hearing and struggled with claustrophobia for years, while Tsui said the ordeal robbed him of his adventurous personality and made him "a different person".
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
Fumio Hayasaka’s music, with its overt hints of Ravel’s “Bolero,” adds a sense of claustrophobia to the imagery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
It does not feel like that level of claustrophobia will be part of this week, but the fans on the practice days have been good-naturedly engaging in the 'phoney war'.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
Fortunately, the phone rings twice before noon, and—more out of claustrophobia than any serious economic calculation—I accept the first two jobs that are offered.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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