"What it was at the time was literally a plea for, to get the pressure off for a while, to give her space to breathe. She was very unhappy. She was feeling pretty claustrophobic"

This quote by Anthony Holden is referring to a circumstance in which a person was feeling overwhelmed and required a break from the pressure they were facing. The speaker is recommending that the individual was really feeling entraped as well as needed some space to breathe and also be without the anxiety they were really feeling. This might be taken an appeal for assistance, as the person was feeling really unhappy and needed a method to leave the pressure they were encountering. The speaker is recommending that the individual was really feeling claustrophobic, which can be an allegory for feeling overwhelmed and also unable to manage the situation they remained in. This quote is a suggestion that it is necessary to take a step back and offer ourselves room to take a breath when we are really feeling bewildered.