Acrophobia - Afraid of heights

I am not really afraid of heights to an extent, however, I saw a video online the other day that showed someone climbing one of those towers you are talking about, and I would never do that. Climbing things doesn't bother me at normal heights, but that type of thing is a risk I am not willing to take.

Hiya KTG, Sometimes I can be afraid of heights usually just looking at something on the Television will get me half way to that horrible feeling. I know what you are suffering. Usually there is another problem behind it and it masks itself as this phobia. So don´t feel bad about it. What causes it can be anything really any silly thing that you might not realize it. If it affects you too much I would seek help. Don´t be afraid to seek help about it as you can cure it and lots of People have this kind of problem they don´t like to admit. You have much courage to say it so you are half way to curing whatever caused it. Once I lived in a high rise block of Flats and one morning I looked out of the front Window and saw a Guy walking on top of the Roofs on the other side of the Street like he was walking along the pavement of a ordinary Street really casual. He made me feel sick just to look at him I was afraid for him and feeling "dizzy" at the same time but he gave me a big smile and waved hello. I had to laugh and I forgot my "fear". I could see he was okay just doing repairs on the Roof. Maybe you could get someone to go with you crossing a Bridge or whatever you could start by doing small things like going up a higher slope than usual and take time to look down from there and see how you feel do this over and over until the feeling that you get subsides. If it does not subside don´t worry about it get help from someone compassionate and who will listen to you. Someone who will have time for you and not think that it´s silly. Because it is not silly. This how I get over this feeling as well. I don´t always have it so I guess it just comes and goes. But I would not take on that kind of Job either as I think without a safety harness it´s ludicrous to risk your life in such a way. Surely in this Day and age they could use a "Robot" of some sort to do these kind of things. Without a safety harness I would not indeed even want to contemplate doing such a Job.

When I was young I was fine with heights the only time I got nervous was on very very tall things when it was time to climb back town. Such as being 6 and climbing onto a roof. Going up and getting on the roof and playing wasent scary it was the trying to get down and not fall part that was scary. Once I got into my teens I truly got a fear of heights. I can stand 6 feet off the ground and feel dizzy with fear of falling. I cant go near edges like of bridges or railings because I feel like the railing will fall off and I will fall over the edge. I got the chills just now thinking about it.

I wouldn't say that i was exactly afraid of heights. They can make me a little tense and nervous and anxious at times. Sometimes just the thought is enough to bring these emotions on.

I am scared of really tall heights but in a way it's fun to scare yourself and get a thrill out of it. I don't know why people are scared, it's not like we're actually going to fall. Fun though.

I'm quite all right with heights. As long as i have somethin to hold on to, i'm not afraid of any heights. If u are asking me to sit on the ledge on the 2 storey of any building, i will naturally be scared. This is something that surprised my bf because i told him i'm scared of roller coaster, but i enjoy standing on a very high bridge, overlooking the nice scenery below us.

I'm not really afraid of height per se but I have a sense of vertigo when I'm at a high place and looking down. Once I went to Hong Kong and they've got this place where they have miniatures of famous buildings around the world. The centerpiece was the Eiffel Tower; not the actual size building but one which is a few levels high. I went up with my husband and my legs were shaking not just because of the height but because the structure seemed so precarious to me. I quickly went down after the second level. I'm such a scatty cat.

I am afraid of heights but not that much that i can't even cross a bridge. Ya, it's scary to do to stand on tall structures and work, it freaks out everybody, But they don't have any choice, some or other person have to do it. Its the courage and the amount of money make them to do the thing. The simple rule for the people who are afraid of heights is that "DONT LOOK DOWN"