Can you have treatment for Claustrophobia via NHS or is put down as expensive private treatment which I would have to pay for myself!

[Adlon57]

I have claustrophobia and have had it since I was a child buried in a sand dune, I have told various GP's over the years, [nothing?]. I am 65, near retirement, living alone and adapting my house as 'open plan' as possible! I am living on basic benefit, but absolutely no help from the "NHS" in all my years!

[piglette]

Exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy are the two main treatments for claustrophobia. You could try joining a support group.

[Adlon57 in reply to piglette]

I tried a support group many years ago, nothing, that is one of the troubles of NHS Northern Ireland, a bit like a string vest, many holes in it? but worth another try? Thanks!👍

[Adlon57 in reply to piglette]

Realistically had the condition too long, too deeply embedded in my system? Still?