What is a phobia?
Phobias are persistent and intense fears of a particular:
object
person (like a doctor or clown)
situation
activity
If you have a phobia, you may experience severe anxiety and panic attacks when you’re:
exposed to the object or situation you’re fearful of
thinking about the thing you’re afraid of
anticipating an encounter with the item you’re scared of
Heights.
I can function at height if I’m on my own but im all thumbs and feel like I weigh 250lbs more. Add any people to the mix and my body starts squatting and the running joke is i look like I’m laying an l egg. I’ll end up walking in an odd half crouch crab like way. Common example is being on a raised walkway, by a pier, canals, climbing stairs of attractions like a fire tower or an old building, ramparts of castles etc.
I did a bungee jump once and the worst part was crab crouching across the gangway that was suspended beneathe the bridge,. Once I was in the basket awaiting my jump, i was fine as i could sit down and I was all strapped in, the jump was easy!
I hate when you near the edge of a parking structure, even if you’re only three levels up and are protected from the edge by a massive concrete wall, and you can feel your body turning into slow, electrified Jell-O simply because that edge is even there. I swear I can tell how high I am inside tall buildings just by how the floor feels.
Funny thing is, I’m a pilot. I’ve flown airplanes with the doors removed and nothing between me and the dirt below but half a mile of thin air. Didn’t bother me a bit, just another day at the office. But when I was roofing my shed, putting the drip edge on standing on an 8 foot tall ladder…shivers down my spine just thinking about it. Again just being on the roof wasn’t a problem, putting the shingles on in the middle of the roof I’m fine, but being right up on the edge of the roof is really nope inducing.
What ! That is so weird. I have no problem getting up on a roof, but when travelling by plane I have to summon my entire self control or I’ll have a panic attack