Get over your fear of heights7/3/2023 ![]() The deviations in our cognitive processes also play an important role in causing such phobias. It is believed that in families with acrophobia, children are born observing the distress and eventually develop this disorder. For example, if we see a wasp bite our older brother and observe his panic reaction, it is quite possible that we feel fear every time a similar insect approaches us.Ĭurrently, researchers are investigating the inheritance of predisposing factors to this phobia. This process is called vicarious learning. On the other hand, there are people who acquired this disarray through observation even though they were not injured. This does not imply that all people who undergo some unpleasant event related to height will experience acrophobia. From the most common events such as falls to major accidents in which the victim is seriously affected and this may have an impact on a phobia. Generally, these events usually take place during childhood. As for people with height phobia, the reasons for their disorder may be totally different.Ĭauses of Acrophobia Acrophobia from traumatic events This fear is also present in animals and it is adaptive, it avoids dangerous falls. It should be noted that we are all afraid of heights since childhood, but the degree of fear varies from one person to another. If the fear sticks with them in adulthood, It’s a phobia and this can continue throughout life”. “Lots of children have fears, but grow out of them, and we don’t label it a phobia at this stage. As you get older, your organ of balance tends to deteriorate and you’re likely to feel more physically vulnerable. He says this is largely due to our sense of balance. They typically develop between the ages of 15 and 25, says Paul Blenkiron, a consultant in psychiatry at Bootham Park Hospital in York and spokesperson for the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Studies have revealed that a fear of heights often starts, or worsens later in life. This suggests that people are born with a dislike of heights. Experiments have shown that infants and young children are naturally cautious around heights. I have tried many means to overcome my Acrophobia, but it just seems to get worse as I grow up. The trauma of drowning never affects me like it affects other people, maybe it’s because of the fact that I was already unconscious when I hit the water, and because of that, I don’t have any fear of water. The fear of heights in me was instilled in me by a simple slip. Whenever I look down my head starts spinning and my vision gets blurred. ![]() That experience really shook me, after that whenever I get on high a platform without any hand railing or something to hold on to I feel as though my leg is slipping under from me. I was knocked out before I even hit the water. My parents explained to me how I almost drowned. As I was going to jump into the pool I slipped everything after that was somehow in slow motion, I remember hitting my head and falling into the water and after that, I woke up in hospital. I did this all the time and didn’t think much of it. I went up to the high diving board to jump into the pool as I always did. One day as I was playing in the pool as usual. ![]() My parents always used to warn me about heights and I never really listened to them. Summer vacations were mostly spent cannonballing into the pool. Growing up I was extremely fond of heights, climbing up trees and jumping into pools from high places was my favorite thing to do in my childhood days. Heights never bothered me when I was younger though. ![]()
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