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

  • Borkingheck@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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!

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      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.

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      1 year ago

      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.

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        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