Claustrophobia

I consider myself to be a strong woman. I have had to face many difficult situations in my life that little by little I’m getting over them. I always say to myself that I have to be strong and face the problem, but whenever you put me in a close room I forget about everything you’ve just read. It is incredible how mind works! I can be the most coherent person (?)when I feel I am ‘safe’ and I can breathe ‘without any problem’.
Thirteen months ago I had to do a magnetic resonance and it was the worst experience I had to go through. I don’t want to exaggerate but try to understand me, I was inside that little tube for almost an hour! I thought I was going to die! I remember the only thing I thought was how much oxygen there was left or how much time I had before starting to feel I couldn’t breathe! Of course, once I got out of it I couldn’t help it but I laughed so much that some people walking in the streets looked at me as if I were crazy. Well, I think they were not that wrong but anyway...I’m still alive!
Tomorrow I have to go through that experience again and you have no idea how much I hate it. I know nothing would help but only to remember that after a couple of minutes inside that tube I’ll be laughing again of myself.