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
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