Most of my friends and family don't actually know this, but I have acrophobia. Have you heard of it?
Yes, I'm afraid of heights too, but I don't know much about the condition. Do you?
I do! A lot of people know that it's a fear of heights, but they don't realize that the fear can hit even if you're not very high up.
Really? That's interesting. What kinds of effects does the condition have on people? Panic attacks?
or climbing in mountainous terrain and also in certain jobs such as steeplejacks or wind turbine mechanics. Some people may also be afraid of the high wind, as an addition of falling. This is actually known as added ancraophobia.
People with acrophobia can experience a panic attack in high places and become too agitated to get themselves down safely. Approximately 2–5% of the general population has acrophobia, with twice as many women affected as men. The term is from the , "ákron", meaning "peak, summit,
And I thought, 'Hold on a minute.' Not a lot of people know this, but I actually walked away from it. We put so much into it, and when they don't give you that support anymore, it's quite heartbreaking", says Bunton. "I said, 'Thank you very much for the demo idea, but I want to take this where I know people are going to be right behind me and work as hard as I do.'"
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