CLAUSTROPHOBIA- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

Claustrophobia is an irrational fear of enclosed spaces. It is a type of anxiety disorder.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • CAUSES OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • DIAGNOSIS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • TREATMENTS FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • PROGNOSIS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • COMPLICATIONS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • CLAUSTROPHOBIA AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA
  • YOGA FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA

 

 

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Ansiedad
  • Palpitations
  • Shortness of breath
  • Sudando
  • Desmayos
  • Panic attacks
  • Náuseas

CAUSES OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Deformities in Amygdala – an area of the brain which controls fear
  • Environmental factors
  • Previous history of such events

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA

The pathophysiology of claustrophobia is not much clear. There is a chance of dysfunction of the amygdala (part of the brain that controls fear). Claustrophobia is triggered by environmental factors. 

DIAGNOSIS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Proper History taking
  • The diagnostic criteria of the American Psychiatric Association for specific phobias are:
  • Excessive or irrational fear of a specific object or situation
  • The object or situation is tolerated with distress or avoided
  • Exposure to the feared object or situation leads to immediate anxiety or panic attack
  • The individual is aware of the fear is excessive and irrational
  • Avoidance or distress related to the feared object interferes with the person’s daily life.

TREATMENTS FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Self-exposure therapy
  • Medications – antianxiety drugs

PROGNOSIS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Claustrophobia gradually disappears without medications.
  • It is also manageable with proper therapies.

COMPLICATIONS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Severe anxiety
  • Panic attacks
  • Affects the person’s daily life

CLAUSTROPHOBIA AND AYURVEDA

  • As per Ayurveda phobias are manifested due to the imbalance in vata dosha.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Excess vitiation of doshas particularly vata
  • Increase of mano doshas like rajas and tamas

 

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Fear of closed spaces started during childhood

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA

Excessive vitiation of doshas in the body due to improper food and behaviours along with derangement in manodoshas leads to anxiety and phobias.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Bhaya – fear of closed spaces
  • Arati – restlessness
  • Ansiedad

 AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Symptoms are manageable with appropriate treatments

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Brahmighrita
  • Brahmi swarasa – juice of Bacopa monnieri
  • Saraswataghrita
  • Manasamitra vatakam
  • Kalyanakaghrita
  • Dasamolaghrita
  • Aswagandharista
  • Shankpushpi churna

AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Murdha taila – oil application on the head
  • Abhyanga – oil massage on the body
  • Shirodhara

 

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA

Administración interna

  • Brahmighrita
  • Manasamitra vatakam
  • Saraswataghrita
  • Kalyanakaghrita
  • Mahakalyanaka Ghrita
  • Mahapaisachika Ghrita
  • Chandanadi Tailam
  • Himasagara Tailam
  • Dasamolaghrita
  • Aswagandharista
  • Shankpushpi churna

 

HOME REMEDIES FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Avoid such situations
  • Meditations and exercises

 

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Oil massage on the head is advised.
  • Advice regular exercise

 

YOGA FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Calms the mind

 

El paciente tiene que estar sentado en postura de meditación con la cabeza y la columna vertebral erguidas, con el cuerpo relajado. El paciente tiene que cerrar una fosa nasal (por ejemplo, la fosa nasal izquierda si utiliza la mano derecha y viceversa) con el pulgar y exhalar completamente por la otra fosa nasal. De nuevo, tendrá que inspirar profundamente por la otra fosa nasal mientras la fosa opuesta sigue cerrada con el pulgar.

 

  • Shavasana – relaxes the body and mind
  • Bhastrika pranayama