how do i overcome fear of heights

The anxiety produced when confronted with height creates what is near panic. The fear only exhibits itself primarily on the ground and outside.. I do not have a fear of flying in a jet airplane or inside tall buildings. It has become a real problem for me to enjoy skiing. I'm ok as long as I don't have any major "drop offs" thus limiting the area's where I can ski. I've tried to overcome the fear with little success. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

I'm 28 years old and ever since I was a boy I had this fear of heights and staircases that lead up to buildings which have floors 2 and above, coming to the floor fear, when I'm on the 2nd floor or a floor level higher than that, if there are inverted reflections on floors and ceilings, I panic badly.

Hello!!! I'm young woman who has been struggling with drug dependence for a while, but it is absolutely imperative that I remain clean for the sake of my future. I have been abusing prescription/over the counter drugs off and on for about three years, but this past year it got very bad. I was manipulating doctors, nurses and pretty much the health care system in my area to get and stay high on various substances. My particular drugs of choice were oxycontin, percocet, and ambien...

I have had a toothache/facepain for over two weeks, I know I need to go and see a dentist but I have a great fear of going because of cetain circumstances that happened while going to the dentist as a child. I have been taking advil for the pain and most times it is tolerable but now it seems to be getting worse as it is keeping me awake at night.

How do I overcome anxiety?? I go to massage parlors and get handjobs for satisfaction... but soon after that I became anxious.. does the person has hiv who performed handjob.. was there any cut on her hand and has she touched opening of my penis etc.. i do fingering.. later again stressed with risks for std, sti, hiv? I have searched so many similar questions and referred answers.. but m just not able to calm my mind. Please help me.. maybe m bothering too much..

Okay. I know this is naive. I am quite afraid of the operator at times. Only when I am alone. I have been this way ever since I was around 5 or 6. The voices just bother me. When I was little, I used to imagine the operator behind me. I remember the nightmares I had about it. I still have nightmares from time to time. It would have no face and the woman's voice would start to become demonic in my dreams. Yes, I know this is quite funny as it may sound. But seriously, I want to get over this.

Then for awhile it was like i was pretty much all better and was able to do alot of things and now i am back to the bad. I never want to leave the house anymore and i hate driving alone it scares the hell outta me. I am always lightheaded and i am not sure how to handle that and of course i think there is something really wrong with me. I just am not sure why i am lightheaded..

For the past few months I have had what has developed into a severe, irrational fear of food and having an allergic reaction. I have no allergies and I have never experienced an allergic reaction before. I have restricted my diet to only a few foods that I know are "safe" for me to eat. I have stopped eating many foods that I love because of the "what if" this harms me in some way.

i too have the common fear of heights but i still love to go on rollercoasters! I dont know if its cuz Im strapped/buckled in that makes a difference or what, but i love coasters! However stand me up on a chair 5" off the ground and Im woozier than a mouse that fell in a wine barrell, LOL. I cant walk on bleachers at arena type settings out of fear of falling down them and get so woozy i cant stand it. I cant go up ladders and never ever could get on a roof.

Ok I'm a 15 year old male who has had many shots in life. Not in recent past though. My cousins always talked about fear of needles, and until that time I didn't mind them. Now they are the scariest things. At least I think remember I haven't had a shot recently except for at the dentist. I have readabout passing out when recieving a shot, although would that happen to me since I never have before? Do numbing solutions work?

One of the ways that people do this is by steering clear of the situations that make them anxious. If you have a fear of heights, you might drive three hours out of your way to avoid crossing a tall bridge. Or if the prospect of public speaking leaves your stomach in knots, you might skip your best friend’s wedding in order to avoid giving a toast. Aside from the inconvenience factor, the problem with avoiding your fears is that you never have the chance to overcome them.

The first type is beneficial and is to be encouraged. The second type is a detriment and is to be overcome. The first type of fear is fear of the Lord. This type of fear does not necessarily mean to be afraid of something. Rather, it is a reverential awe of God; a reverence for His power and glory. However, it is also a proper respect for His wrath and anger. In other words, the fear of the Lord is a total acknowledgement of all that God is, which comes through knowing Him and His attributes.

ll learn that the only thing to really fear about vomiting is the fear itself. I can only base this on my own experiences. Before I had children I had a horrible fear of seeing someone after they've fallen and hit their head and I would run the other way. I had my first child and he fell on the side walk and my first instinct was to run but this was my little boy and his well being meant more to me than my fear.

Hello, I'm just the typical college student who suffers from anxiety as a bio premed major with a heavy work load. Originally ive went 2 months with non presistant headaches. Next I went two additional months of limbs tingling and numbing, and extreme nervousness. Sometime I have to walk out of the class room to calm down a bit. Now ive been dealing with a non stop 2 months of belching, heartburn, and discomfort. Took prilosect for it and it helped until the 14 day dose was finished.

Suppose your heart rhythm is caused by the anxiety...It's a vicious cycle. If you were to go into a CBT program to overcome these fears, they would have you do exactly what you just did, face things that give you fear little by little. Very soon you won't be fearful of it, as long as you keep immersing yourself to higher and higher levels. It's called "intensive exposure". I've overcome phobias through intensive exposure.

Ok I'm a 15 year old male who has had many shots in life. Not in recent past though. My cousins always talked about fear of needles, and until that time I didn't mind them. Now they are the scariest things. At least I think remember I haven't had a shot recently except for at the dentist. I have readabout passing out when recieving a shot, although would that happen to me since I never have before? Do numbing solutions work?

yes i do hav a therapist but she is leavn the office, the only other therapist is a guy which im not happy about but i will giv it a try. im also on a med, chlortrophine 50mg, it does help with angry & helps me sleep at night. i do think i need 2 b on something else. thanks for commentn.

i went cold turkey on all medicines but since then i am very down. i dont see any images anymore, but i am in constant fear of hurting myself, i avoid going to kitchen, if i see any knife i move it in a cabinet or a drawer. when i am walking about i constantly fear that i might hurt myself. it seems medicines didnt suit me at all and triggered my OCD due to suicidal images. Now, i am obsessed that there will be one day that i will out of impluse eventually hurt myself.

The thing is sometimes I do feel like I dont have anything and I believe it, but when I get sick or see/feel something wrong on my body , I quickly associate it to HIV. I want to get pass it but it seems that I can never remove that fear because I always think of a "what if" I know for sure the condom never broke plus the last sex worker was straight foward that she was clean and recommended me a place if I ever needed to test for std , instructing me also to be careful with girls.

I finally decided to get some help for my anxiety because I was mentally and physically wasted from this fear I carried for years. I took a test and it was negative and I felt I had wasted so many years living in fear. I started dating and having sex again a couple of years after the test and I have always used protection. In the last 4 years I had tests almost every year which were all negative. About four months ago I did something really foolish and my anxiety is now driving me crazy.

Agreed. But some of these fears can be overcome. Puppies and chicks tend to be fast moving. Find the right kind of puppy at a pound or store, and I bet his response will be different.

How do i overcome fear of heights

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