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the fear of heights thread

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i have a facebook friend who works on cell phone towers, and he takes a lot of pictures. some of them make my stomach turn upside down. i did a google pic search for fear of heights, and now i am going to cower in a corner. preferably, on the first floor.

so, fellow acrophobes, here you go :

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As long as I am in an enclosed space, I'm good. Out in the open, I'm terribly uncomfortable. Cool pix, though.
 
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Oh man! I do not have the heart in me for that sort of things! have you been on youtube? there are some amazing heart pounding headcams from men who work in those towers I don't know how they climb that high with those massive balls holding them down
 
i'll post some more when i feel less like i'm going to hurl.
 
I've been climbing ladders and hanging off the sides of tall buildings for over 35 years.

My two greatest fears and nightmares...falling and having things fall on me. [trapping me]

BTW: I'm retired from anything over 20 ft. now.
 
I'm usually pretty good with heights, did alot of hiking and mountain climbing at extreme heights over the last few years.

Having said that, without safety equipment I don't take stupid risks, that guy, second picture post #3 makes me poo a little bit in my pants.
 
I hate heights. Like Lizzie said, I'm usually okay so long as I'm in an enclosed space.

Exposed to the elements, however; my brain and body just about go into straight up panic mode.
 
As a kid....no problem. Then, 10 years or so ago, I was helping my brother clean his gutters 3 stories off the ground and suddenly realized that I wasn't a kid any more.
 
I am only afraid of height on man made structures. But I can stand on the edge of a cliff with no concerns
 
Gathomas88 said:
I hate heights. Like Lizzie said, I'm usually okay so long as I'm in an enclosed space.

Exposed to the elements, however; my brain and body just about go into straight up panic mode.
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I don't panic. I freeze. :lol:
 
WCH said:
I've been climbing ladders and hanging off the sides of tall buildings for over 35 years.

My two greatest fears and nightmares...falling and having things fall on me. [trapping me]

BTW: I'm retired from anything over 20 ft. now.
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i sometimes have to climb ladders to fix something on the house or garage. i have trouble taking my hands off of the ladder to reach above my head. i had to paint the molding that lines the roof, and it was tough.
 
Lutherf said:
As a kid....no problem. Then, 10 years or so ago, I was helping my brother clean his gutters 3 stories off the ground and suddenly realized that I wasn't a kid any more.
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My experience is similar. When I was a kid I did the craziest things in relation to heights. Today, I have a hard time climbing a step ladder, lol.
 
lizzie said:
Out of what you've posted so far, this is the one that creeps me out.
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glad that you can narrow it down to one.

for some reason, this has just gotten worse with age. i wasn't that bad as a kid; always enjoyed the plane trip as much as the vacation itself. last time i flew was April of 2001, and i was surprised to find myself having a bit of a panic attack. it's likely that i will have to fly again in the next year or so, and they are going to have to knock me out like B.A. Baracus.
 
oh, and then there's

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Helix said:
i sometimes have to climb ladders to fix something on the house or garage. i have trouble taking my hands off of the ladder to reach above my head. i had to paint the molding that lines the roof, and it was tough.
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Oh there's no more careful and precise person in the world than someone on a ladder or high place.

Fear will do that to you.
 
Climbing a ladder I can handle, though prefer not to.

Open heights? Not happening. Ever.
 
Helix said:
oh, and then there's

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I would ****ing kill to do that, once I get fit I'm planning to do skydiving this summer.

Speaking of skydiving check this **** out.



That skydiving company should be shut down, they let her skydive in her regular clothing instead of proper clothing that holds the harnesses better. Disgraceful.
 
Jetboogieman said:
I would ****ing kill to do that, once I get fit I'm planning to do skydiving this summer.
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i hear it's great fun, but i simply couldn't do it.
 
Helix said:
glad that you can narrow it down to one.

for some reason, this has just gotten worse with age. i wasn't that bad as a kid; always enjoyed the plane trip as much as the vacation itself. last time i flew was April of 2001, and i was surprised to find myself having a bit of a panic attack. it's likely that i will have to fly again in the next year or so, and they are going to have to knock me out like B.A. Baracus.
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Since I am enclosed in an airplane, I love to fly. It never bothers me at all, and one of my earliest flying experiences was in a Cessna with a friend of mine who was a pilot at 18 yoa, doing aerobatics. I loved it. It's only in open air spaces that I get queasy.
 
Helix said:
glad that you can narrow it down to one.

for some reason, this has just gotten worse with age. i wasn't that bad as a kid; always enjoyed the plane trip as much as the vacation itself. last time i flew was April of 2001, and i was surprised to find myself having a bit of a panic attack. it's likely that i will have to fly again in the next year or so, and they are going to have to knock me out like B.A. Baracus.
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Yep. I'm the same way about flying anymore. Liked it when I was younger. It puts me into a bit of a panic now.
 
Babba said:
Yep. I'm the same way about flying anymore. Liked it when I was younger. It puts me into a bit of a panic now.
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that's three of us in the thread already who developed the fear later in life. i wonder how that works.

as a teenager, i briefly flirted with the idea of being a pilot. good thing that one didn't take.
 
lizzie said:
Since I am enclosed in an airplane, I love to fly. It never bothers me at all, and one of my earliest flying experiences was in a Cessna with a friend of mine who was a pilot at 18 yoa, doing aerobatics. I loved it. It's only in open air spaces that I get queasy.
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I took a ride on a glass bottomed tourist helicopter in Florida once.

That thing had me dizzy as Hell. lol
 
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