acrophobia

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Good for Another Year

Four Walls @FourWalls (86755) • United States 29 Jan 25

As I’ve mentioned many times, I have acrophobia, a fear of heights. Once a year I will tackle this problem head-on. I did that on Tuesday, so now I’m good for another year. The Pensacola Lighthouse, located on...

pensacola lighthouse

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Dealing With Six Hundred and Eighty Feet of Acrophobia

Four Walls @FourWalls (86755) • United States 11 May 22

Last year, if you remember, when I came to the Smokies (for what turned out to be my only trip here), I decided to face my acrophobia. (That’s a fear of heights…I won’t make you look it up. ) Dealing with acrophobia...

tennessee travel

gatlinburg sky bridge

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Giving That Acrophobia of Mine a Run for Its Money

Four Walls @FourWalls (86755) • United States 8 Mar 21

Hello! I left the hotel about 11:15 this morning, and didn’t get back until about 7:30. Yes, I was very busy relaxing. Last things first: The Wheel. There’s a place in the center of Pigeon Forge called The...

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I have this phobia, how do I overcome it?

Pujan Mukherjee @pujanmukherjee5 (298) • Kolkata, India 29 Sep 20

I am one among all those people who is afraid of heights. It is a phobia and is called acrophobia, and it can lead to anxiety attacks and of course, avoidance of high places like taking a little peek towards the ground from the...

fear of heights

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Does everyone have phobia?

Elif Ardianto @kucing123 (81) • Jakarta, Indonesia 8 Aug 20

Somebody told me that every single person on earth has something to fear of, some says it's called phobia. I don't know whether it's true or not but I do pretty believe it. I myself have fear of heights, looking down from high...

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Facing My Fears....Sorta

Four Walls @FourWalls (86755) • United States 18 Jun 18

Although it's probably not at the level of full-blown acrophobia, somewhere along the line I developed a fear of heights. Looking down from a height is a chore, at best! It's nothing new: I would say it's gone on at least since...

natural bridge state park

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Weirdest Phobias

Anna @LadyDuck (502573) • Italy 14 Oct 15

I believe that, with very few exceptions, we are all affected by some unreasonable fears. The most common are the fear of height (acrophobia) and of the closed spaces (claustrophobia). There are other more uncommon phobias,...

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Acrophobia - Afraid of heights

ktmatunog @ktmatunog (912) • Philippines 1 Oct 10

Who's afraid of heights? Do you know that the most scariest job is the work where you climb the very tall cable tower and fix something up there? Climbing up without a harness... You only stop when you get tired. If lightning...

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Did you ever play "Acrophobia"?

reinydawn @reinydawn (11642) • United States 6 Jul 10

Many years ago, I would play this game on-line called Acrophobia, but it's not out there any more. It was a really great game, and tons of fun! You would sign into a chat room of sorts to play against other people. There would...

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Are you afraid of heights?

doryvien @doryvien (2284) • United States 17 Jun 09

I am. I take a scenic elevator and as I see myself ascend from the ground, I start feeling cold, dizzy and weak. On the road when I'm driving as much as possible I avoid fly-overs and bridges particularly those that are really...

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I just killed a spider! who needs a man??

jellymonty @jellymonty (2352) 27 May 09

Oh I hate spiders! well this particular spider has been terrorizing me for the last week. I haven't got a clue how it entered my house but as I was doing my usual cleaning I spotted it just behind the cabinet that I keep my plasma...

who needs a bloke

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Do you have a fear of heights?

sharra1 @sharra1 (6340) • Australia 8 Dec 08

I cannot stand on the edge of anything without fear and I remember falling once and not being able to see the ground. I was hanging off a tree branch and my mother was too busy laughing at me to tell me that my feet were only a...

fear of falling

fear of heights

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Funny Acronyms for M.Y.L.O.T.

sumimasen @sumimasen (644) • United States 24 Jun 07

For those of you who remember the online game Acrophobia, here's a funny little activity: Make an acronym with mylot! M - My Y - Youth L - Lost O - On T - Technology

What's your phobia?

lovandhi @lovandhi (547) • Indonesia 26 Dec 06

What's your phobia? I'm Acrophobia (=phobia about high place)