Personally, I am claustrophobic. I am “irrationally” afraid of being in closed spaces and being crowed, and closed in by many people. I am not sure why or what happened to me, but the idea of being in a closed or crowed space frightens me. For example, one time I was in line to a party, and they opened the doors. I was in the front and a bunch of people began to crowd around me to the point where I could not move or even attempt to, so I began to panic so much that I passed out. So, because I literally know how it would affect me I would choose to have a phobia. Luckily, my claustrophobia has not caused me to miss out of much of life. I am still very happy go lucky, and I am able to do much of what other people do. The only thing is that I have to be cognizant of where I am going and somewhat brief myself before I go to a party or a concert. Usually, if you see me at a party and too many people are closing around me, I tend to leave wherever I am and go to a different and open area or even outside. Usually, I don’t even go to parties because of that. It really does not affect me or my friends unless on the rare occasion I pass out. Then they would have to catch me. Nevertheless, I make sure I do do the work so that I wont feel panicky or …show more content…
If I could choose, I would never want Schizophrenia. It is not because of the biological aspect. It is simply because I know exactly how Schizophrenia can affect a person’s family and friends. I personally, have a family member who has Schizophrenia, and it has affected our family in many ways. I was actually distanced from this side of the family for many years because of this disease. I have lost a relationship that I will never be able to gain back because of this disease. Truly, not all cases are the same, and some cases are more mild, and some people’s symptoms are more suppressed. Nevertheless, I have seen chronic Schizophrenia, and I would not wish it on my worst enemy because of the issues that my family has dealt with. It affects everything relationships with family and friends, the physical brain, the chemical mind, the body, everything. I just could