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By *olyGlamorous OP   Woman
23 hours ago

Chester

Carrying on from the "Fear" thread, I've noticed plenty who say heights

Do any of you feel anything physical?

I don't like heights;I can't watch POV videos of heights, can't look out of a window high up, can't walk on to anything heigh up, like balconies, glass floors, bridges etc my legs feel like jelly, my tummy flips, my thighs tingle and not in a good way

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By *hinstrapMan
23 hours ago

sheffield

For me it's just the dread of the heights. the what if I fall feeling.

Saying that did manage a big ass cable car ride when on my holibobs recently

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By *Effy-Woman
23 hours ago

Scotland

It makes me feel light headed and disoriented. My heart starts racing and I start shaking.

I also get an overwhelming feeling of doom.

I never had a fear of heights before flying.

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By *idlandsMMan
23 hours ago

cannock

For me I can be up high as long as I’m not near an edge or on a glass floor.

Saying that tho I can stand closer to the edge if there something for me to hold on to that can keep me steady. I think it’s more the fear of falling from height than the fear of height itself for me

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By *enuine_J87Man
23 hours ago

Eastleigh

Never really had a fear of heights when I was young, used to love going on the biggest and fastest rollercoasters etc

About 12 years ago I did a bungee jump off a crane outside a pub for charity. Standing up there wasn’t too bad although pretty windy. Jumping off it was one of the worst feelings ever! There’s about 2 seconds where you just drop to the floor and you can’t feel the rope around your ankles, it feels like you really are falling to your death. Hated it!

Something that has always been difficult is dtsnding on something elevated and then looking upwards. If you have a fear of heights, do not do that

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By *astcoast2000Man
23 hours ago

Newcastle

Not afraid of heights dont look up as it disorientats you even more than looking down

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By *Effy-Woman
23 hours ago

Scotland


"Never really had a fear of heights when I was young, used to love going on the biggest and fastest rollercoasters etc

About 12 years ago I did a bungee jump off a crane outside a pub for charity. Standing up there wasn’t too bad although pretty windy. Jumping off it was one of the worst feelings ever! There’s about 2 seconds where you just drop to the floor and you can’t feel the rope around your ankles, it feels like you really are falling to your death. Hated it!

Something that has always been difficult is dtsnding on something elevated and then looking upwards. If you have a fear of heights, do not do that"

My brother in law done The Highland Fling bungee jump for his birthday last year. He asked for it as a present. Absolute madness. I couldn't even go to watch😭

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By *enuine_J87Man
23 hours ago

Eastleigh


"Never really had a fear of heights when I was young, used to love going on the biggest and fastest rollercoasters etc

About 12 years ago I did a bungee jump off a crane outside a pub for charity. Standing up there wasn’t too bad although pretty windy. Jumping off it was one of the worst feelings ever! There’s about 2 seconds where you just drop to the floor and you can’t feel the rope around your ankles, it feels like you really are falling to your death. Hated it!

Something that has always been difficult is dtsnding on something elevated and then looking upwards. If you have a fear of heights, do not do that

My brother in law done The Highland Fling bungee jump for his birthday last year. He asked for it as a present. Absolute madness. I couldn't even go to watch😭"

Is there an amount of money it would take for you to do it on your birthday?

I didn’t know what it was just had to google it

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By *am101aMan
23 hours ago

swad

Yep, I agree entirely with the OP. Just watching high work on tv ot you tube makes me very nervous and on edge!

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By *ifelover999Man
23 hours ago

Eastbourne


"Carrying on from the "Fear" thread, I've noticed plenty who say heights

Do any of you feel anything physical?

I don't like heights;I can't watch POV videos of heights, can't look out of a window high up, can't walk on to anything heigh up, like balconies, glass floors, bridges etc my legs feel like jelly, my tummy flips, my thighs tingle and not in a good way "

Id be fucked if i had this being a lift engineer

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By *gly duck cdTV/TS
22 hours ago

middlesbrough

I don’t fear heights as that’s my job working out of a cherry picker , animals don’t bother me as I’ve got some including snakes and spiders

I know what does slightly and it’s a strange one “ silly string “ that stupid aerosol stuff

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By *olyGlamorous OP   Woman
22 hours ago

Chester


"For me it's just the dread of the heights. the what if I fall feeling.

Saying that did manage a big ass cable car ride when on my holibobs recently "

I hate cable cars, can't look once I'm on it. My family used to think it was funny until they saw the upset it causes me, now they croud around me until it stops

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By *olyGlamorous OP   Woman
22 hours ago

Chester


"It makes me feel light headed and disoriented. My heart starts racing and I start shaking.

I also get an overwhelming feeling of doom.

I never had a fear of heights before flying."

I'm ok flying but can't and won't look out of the window 🫣

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By *arc PolarisMan
22 hours ago

Birmingham

Following on as you say, I thought I had a fear of heights for the rains you have but actually it’s the fear of falling for me not the height itself.

And no I don’t want to do a parachute jump 😂

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By *gent CoulsonMan
22 hours ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Heights don't bother me, working at height was part of one of my jobs previously, and when I was younger regularly threw myself out of perfectly serviceable aircraft for fun

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By *olyGlamorous OP   Woman
22 hours ago

Chester


"Never really had a fear of heights when I was young, used to love going on the biggest and fastest rollercoasters etc

About 12 years ago I did a bungee jump off a crane outside a pub for charity. Standing up there wasn’t too bad although pretty windy. Jumping off it was one of the worst feelings ever! There’s about 2 seconds where you just drop to the floor and you can’t feel the rope around your ankles, it feels like you really are falling to your death. Hated it!

Something that has always been difficult is dtsnding on something elevated and then looking upwards. If you have a fear of heights, do not do that

"

I actually think my heart would stop if that was me 🫀 ⛔

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By *olyGlamorous OP   Woman
22 hours ago

Chester


"Carrying on from the "Fear" thread, I've noticed plenty who say heights

Do any of you feel anything physical?

I don't like heights;I can't watch POV videos of heights, can't look out of a window high up, can't walk on to anything heigh up, like balconies, glass floors, bridges etc my legs feel like jelly, my tummy flips, my thighs tingle and not in a good way

Id be fucked if i had this being a lift engineer "

Well that's me not bringing your lunch to work 😂

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By *ellsOMan
22 hours ago

hull

For me, as others have said, it's the fear of falling

I'm great in a high rised building or looking over the Humber Bridge half way across as it's feels stable and secure but I can't stand in a stool or go up ladders, freaks me out

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By *olyGlamorous OP   Woman
22 hours ago

Chester


"Following on as you say, I thought I had a fear of heights for the rains you have but actually it’s the fear of falling for me not the height itself.

And no I don’t want to do a parachute jump 😂"

When I was in the RAF we went up in a Herc and the crew let us strap in and sit on the open ramp - I was 18 at the time and did it, didn't bother me at all 🤷🏼‍♀️

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By *avexxMan
22 hours ago

cheshire

i dont have a fear of heights, but a female friend just cant cope with it clings onto my arm so tight,, and your right poly its not funny

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By *olyGlamorous OP   Woman
22 hours ago

Chester

Another one is bridges, I don't like driving over them and I hate the Thelwall Viaduct 😢

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By *lirtyFilthWoman
22 hours ago

Troublesville

I wouldn’t say I have a fear of heights but do suffer from vertigo. This is usually caused by heights. Even being up a ladder can cause it.

I get discombobulated eyes which causes my brain to swim and the horizon to tilt of its axis. Therefore, dizziness and nausea accompany it

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By *ifelover999Man
22 hours ago

Eastbourne


"Another one is bridges, I don't like driving over them and I hate the Thelwall Viaduct 😢 "

Anything else you covered most

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By *olyGlamorous OP   Woman
22 hours ago

Chester


"i dont have a fear of heights, but a female friend just cant cope with it clings onto my arm so tight,, and your right poly its not funny"

We went on a cable car when we toured Europe last summer. Boarded the bloody thing and I put my head down

The operator came over to me to make sure I was OK and I jokingly explained my fear

When the death trap reached its destination she came back and told me to wait...

Turns out, at the top of the bloody mountain, some knobhead thought I'd be fun to have a glass floor upon exit 🤢 she took me by the arm and guided me through the staff exit and hugged me goodbye 🫶🏼

I was never so grateful for a 3mile walk down a mountain

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By *olyGlamorous OP   Woman
22 hours ago

Chester


"I wouldn’t say I have a fear of heights but do suffer from vertigo. This is usually caused by heights. Even being up a ladder can cause it.

I get discombobulated eyes which causes my brain to swim and the horizon to tilt of its axis. Therefore, dizziness and nausea accompany it "

I'm good for 3 steps on a ladder 😂

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By *ifelover999Man
22 hours ago

Eastbourne

Clowns?

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By *olyGlamorous OP   Woman
22 hours ago

Chester


"Clowns?"

I like clowns 🤡 ❤️

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By *olvesxcoupleCouple
22 hours ago

Round the bend

My fear started out of the blue about 15 years ago when we went to watch a panto at Christmas. We was sat in the upper level and I remember looking down to the stage and being terrified! It actually felt like I was falling forwards. I told hubby I needed to get out of there, but I was too scared to stand up and walk down the stairs. I had to though, because I was convinced I was going to plummet to my death! 🙈

I actually believe I have undiagnosed vertigo. Id never been scared of heights previously and now I can get in a tizz just going down an escalator. Can't even do the cinema!

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By *ifelover999Man
21 hours ago

Eastbourne


"Clowns?

I like clowns 🤡 ❤️ "

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By *ifelover999Man
21 hours ago

Eastbourne


"My fear started out of the blue about 15 years ago when we went to watch a panto at Christmas. We was sat in the upper level and I remember looking down to the stage and being terrified! It actually felt like I was falling forwards. I told hubby I needed to get out of there, but I was too scared to stand up and walk down the stairs. I had to though, because I was convinced I was going to plummet to my death! 🙈

I actually believe I have undiagnosed vertigo. Id never been scared of heights previously and now I can get in a tizz just going down an escalator. Can't even do the cinema!"

Bloody hell a whole convo being serious...are u ok?

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By *olvesxcoupleCouple
21 hours ago

Round the bend


"My fear started out of the blue about 15 years ago when we went to watch a panto at Christmas. We was sat in the upper level and I remember looking down to the stage and being terrified! It actually felt like I was falling forwards. I told hubby I needed to get out of there, but I was too scared to stand up and walk down the stairs. I had to though, because I was convinced I was going to plummet to my death! 🙈

I actually believe I have undiagnosed vertigo. Id never been scared of heights previously and now I can get in a tizz just going down an escalator. Can't even do the cinema!

Bloody hell a whole convo being serious...are u ok?"

cheeky 😘

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By *hy_n_kinkyCouple
21 hours ago

near newtown

About 30 ish years back i fell from a window and broke my neck luckily not paralysing myself, after that for a few years I was awful at heights but in my line of work ive had to suck it up and im ok up to about 20 meters in a cherry picker...nowb

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By *ang bang bangity bangCouple
21 hours ago

Sunderland

I avoid them at all costs but don't have an issue with them. So I've done loads of jobs where I have to work at fairly substantial heights. And I can do it but if I can avoid heights I absolutely will.

Cliffs for instance are just as nice 100m back from the edge 🤣

Mr

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By *ynamite500Man
21 hours ago

Angus

I think it's fear that makes us feel alive...it's a human default setting...we are programmed naturally to be negative thus fear is amplified!🤔

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By *hamallamadingdongMan
21 hours ago

London

I used to be afraid of heights. Then I started climbing the buildings at my school. I got over it. Then I became an adult and stayed grounded for a long time. Now I'm afraid again. I feel unbalanced if I'm at a great height and it's windy. I'm not afraid if I'm in a plane. Not sure what's happened to me.

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By *ifelover999Man
20 hours ago

Eastbourne


"My fear started out of the blue about 15 years ago when we went to watch a panto at Christmas. We was sat in the upper level and I remember looking down to the stage and being terrified! It actually felt like I was falling forwards. I told hubby I needed to get out of there, but I was too scared to stand up and walk down the stairs. I had to though, because I was convinced I was going to plummet to my death! 🙈

I actually believe I have undiagnosed vertigo. Id never been scared of heights previously and now I can get in a tizz just going down an escalator. Can't even do the cinema!

Bloody hell a whole convo being serious...are u ok?cheeky 😘"

😘😘😘

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By *eightsB4DatesMan
19 hours ago

north east

I’m absolutely terrified of them even watching videos gives me jelly legs

If anyone has ever been to the biomass plant at sandwich in Kent and been up the staircase to nowhere (it actuslly goes somewhere but the way the last flight turns towards the door into to building looks like it just goes to the sky and stops going up it was the most terrifying experience of my life I had to crawl up and just wanted to freeze the treads are that mesh flooring too absolute horrible experience that still gives me the chills to this day

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By *aughtydealcoupleCouple
17 hours ago

Walmer, Deal

Heights or moths/butterflies and bats

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By *actile TensionMan
17 hours ago

Sussex

Unsafe heights. When I know it's dodgy I panic a little

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By *he Regina PhalangeWoman
17 hours ago

Lanarkshire

I climb hills and suffer from vertigo. I have to stop moving, watch the ground at my feet and wait till the feeling passes.

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By *lackadderMan
17 hours ago

Eastbourne

I have a fear of heights despite having been a pilot since I was 14 yrs old. It’s a security thing with me. I’m totally happy strapped into a aeroplane or hanging out the side of a helicopter on a harness. If I stand on a tall ladder I feel unsafe. I’ve done abseiling and been happy with that but standing on a roof or anything with no restraint around me makes me nervous 😬

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By *aughtydealcoupleCouple
17 hours ago

Walmer, Deal


"I climb hills and suffer from vertigo. I have to stop moving, watch the ground at my feet and wait till the feeling passes."

Same i suffer benign paroxysmal positional vertigo its horrible

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By *eedshandymanMan
17 hours ago

leeds

Hate going more than 10 metres on ladder carrying something but jumping from 10000 ft is nothing

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By *OVES2LICK2000Man
6 hours ago

Ashford

I'm a SCAFFOLDER so hights have never really been a problem i love my job and I've even had a couple of flashes over the years from females

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By *pace cowboy05Man
3 hours ago

wales/london/ southwest

Fear of heights can be treated, its predominantly physiological so CBT and gradually exposure to retrain your brain can help you to become comfortable and less anxious, the term start slow and work your way up could not be more literal in its correctness!

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By *mf123Man
2 hours ago

with one foot out the door

More a fear of jumping due to lacl of impulse control and curiosity

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By *mf123Man
2 hours ago

with one foot out the door


"More a fear of jumping due to lacl of impulse control and curiosity "
ffs i just read this back this in not me being depressed on the edge kind of thing im in a good mood i mean the curiosity of would i break at the bottom or just dent the earth

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By *its_and_TiramisuCouple
2 hours ago

North Somerset


"Carrying on from the "Fear" thread, I've noticed plenty who say heights

Do any of you feel anything physical?

I don't like heights;I can't watch POV videos of heights, can't look out of a window high up, can't walk on to anything heigh up, like balconies, glass floors, bridges etc my legs feel like jelly, my tummy flips, my thighs tingle and not in a good way "

This 100%.

I fucking hate heights. I dislike flying greatly too, but the thought of bungee jumping, parachuting or standing on one of those glass floors on the top of a skyscraper? Fuck that.

I got dizzy and a sense of vertigo watching 'Fall' on my TV from the comfort of my sofa. 🤦🤦😭😭

Obi

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By *ashful_at_firstMan
1 hour ago

Canterbury

Fear of heights, definitely, stairs, cliff edges, even standing on a chair make me shudder and get short of breath (and it`s not because I`m unfit!), yet flying is not an issue for me! Getting off the plane at the other end is another matter...

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