I hate heights. Always have and probably will for the rest of my life. I don’t know why. It is just some phobia I have. I can climb a ladder and roam around on a single-story roof, but anything higher than that I begin to get nervous and the higher it goes the more nervous I get even to the state of panic. Oh, I can fly in a passenger jet or go in high skyscraper buildings. I have been to the top of the pre-9-11 World Trade Center and the Empire State Building and felt a little uncomfortable but no more. It is just that vision of being on the edge and viewing the ground way down there with no fence or railing to stop me. However, I could not even go up the Space Needle in Seattle. I stayed on the ground.
When I was young, I had dreams of falling off a high spot or being pushed. I always woke up before I ever hit the ground. Someone said to me when I was young that if I ever hit the ground in my dreams I would have died. I don’t know if that is a fact or not. I wonder if that is a reason. Maybe in a previous life I fell off or was pushed. I am afraid of heights even today. The only consolation I have is that many people have the same fear of heights I have.
I would never make a paratrooper. Who would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane?
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Your honest reflection on your fear of heights is both relatable and insightful. It’s interesting how you distinguish between different types of high places, like being okay in skyscrapers and planes but not on structures like the Space Needle. The idea of dreaming about falling and the old saying about hitting the ground in your dreams is a fascinating angle. It’s quite common to have such fears, and your ability to recognize and articulate this fear is a strength in itself. Have you ever found any strategies or methods that help you manage this fear, especially in situations where avoiding heights isn’t possible? 🏙️✈️👀
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I admire people that do skydiving and all…..
Looking down from a very high places scares me a lot.
Wish there is a way out from the fear.
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The line for the Space Needle was the most frightening part for me. As you wait, you see all the little cards with facts about construction, and begin imagining how high up you’ll be. When we got to the top however, the anxiety went mostly away. We even played on the open glass with the scenes below, and got up against the windows. That part I jumped down from quite quickly though!
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Just looking up from the ground convinced me, “No not for me”
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I am with you there Tom, heights terrify me and always have, they do my 17 year old Son too, so maybe it is inherent. We get very nervous just watching people in high places, although I have a lot of respect for them…and I also like the climbing wall, which is odd. I think the fear of heights is a relatively sensible inbuilt survival instinct, like a few others. It can be overcome though, I am sure. Best, Jay
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