Do you know the feeling of discomfort when walking down a subway escalator? Do you feel short of air when the train is moving in the tunnel? If you have ever encountered this problem and still have not found a cure for your phobia, then you should seriously think about it.
The first thing you should do for yourself is a medical examination, it is advisable to check the functioning of the heart (ECG, ultrasound), check the blood supply to the brain, consult with doctors to exclude physical ailments. If doctors find nothing and tell you that you may have had a nervous period or are diagnosed with vegetative-vascular dystonia, then you really have nothing to worry about seriously. Then you can turn to a psychotherapist, but the services of a good specialist may not always be affordable, so instead of a therapist, you can try to help yourself.
So let's close our eyes and imagine what might happen to you. All symptoms are activated: lack of air, rapid pulse, “wadded feet”, a feeling of unreality … As a result: panic and, most likely, fear of dying. You don’t want to die, then why would you go to a place where it’s unsafe? If you once asked yourself such a question and your decision was to avoid the place where you are unsafe, then you have acquired a phobia. This decision is wrong, especially if you cannot replace the metro with other transport.
Try again to close your eyes and feel all the symptoms again, follow your thoughts, what are you thinking? Thoughts activate your symptoms, a kind of reflex. Try to complete the picture to the end of what will happen: fainting, death, exiting the subway, or you calm down and, thinking only about your daily affairs, continue your route. Try to practice and finish the picture. You can record on a platform or in a subway car for a complete training experience. When you finish the picture, you will see that you will not die, if you faint, no one will leave you or rob you, they will help you, you will come to your senses and will not die. Perhaps you will just think about your own and you will not be scared at all, because the thought that triggers fear is not activated.
