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?
Panic attacks and agitation, mostly. It's also interesting because it's twice as likely to affect women than men (I'm one of the unlucky men).
I'm one of those unlucky men too! What else can you tell me about the condition?
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Causes.
Traditionally, acrophobia has been attributed, like other phobias, to conditioning or a traumatic experience. Recent studies have cast doubt on this explanation; a fear of falling, along with a fear of loud noises, is one of the most commonly suggested inborn or "non-associative" fears. The newer non-association theory is that a fear of heights is an evolved adaptation to a world where falls posed a significant danger. The degree
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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