Acrophobia (fear or phobia of heights): Do you have this?

[Ülev]

[Ayetooey]

White people..

[Catarinense1998]

Most people are afraid of heights unless theyre weird

No, I guess. Some people have not any fear of heights, other people yes.

[Catarinense1998]

Yes. I get tingling in my feet.

Me too. My body paralyze and my muscles stop to answer my commands.

[Kazimiera]

Yes and no.

I get terrified when looking down (or even up) a stairwell even if it is only one floor up. Like this:



I am also scared of being a room where the glass goes all the way to the floor. I used to live in flat, on the first floor, where the glass went to the floor. That was okay because it was still close to the ground. When I went to visit the person one floor above me, I got the heebie jeebies when I got too close to the window.

If I am on a balcony I don't have a problem. Granted, I haven't been on a balcony 20 floors up so I can't comment on this.

I don't mind climbing up high, for example a pole, because I can hold onto it.

I once walked in a type of cage under a bridge. My knees started feeling weird and my reflexes started doing strange things. I didn't like it at all. However, when I got to the edge of the bridge from which I bungee jumped I didn't have that fear.

This is the bridge from which I jumped. Highest commercial bungee in the world.



It seems like my fear of heights is triggered only under certain circumstances. Not being scared of a 220 meter bungee jump and getting afraid of looking down (or even up!) a stairwell just one floor high doesn't make sense.

I have selective acrophobia!

[Bogdan]

A little bit.

[Catarinense1998]

Bump - the unique and last one.

[Gründig]

No, I'm not a bitch.

[Universe]

Not really

[Catarinense1998]

No, I'm not a bitch.

I liked your honesty.