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This is a very common fear, however there is no technical name like "claustrophobia" simply because it in itself is not a phobia. I heard somewhere that it has to do with OCD and even people without OCD can have this fear. It really is just the fear of being restrained.

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If you mean the fear of being bound [like held back], then it is:

Merinthophobia

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