In a way I do have claustrophobia. Mainly of crowds and crowded elevators. In a crowded elevator I start having a panic attack saying, " the elevator is going to fall! OMG its over the weight limit and we are all going to die!" The reason why I don't take the stairs is because to be honest I need to exercise more and I am out of shape. Also this was in the hospital and was on the 10th floor. If its a non crowded place then I don't mind the elevator at all. But at these places its just one floor up and then I sometimes do go up the stairs. Its not 10 floors up then! When its crowded I do have a full blown panic attack and can't breathe. I start feeling dizzy as well. that is also when the thoughts of death come right in. So, since its just sometimes and just when there are crowds I don't know if this counts.