Many of us suffer from one phobia or another but height related phobias commonly feature in the list of global top 10 phobias.
Of course, Solinear’s fitters and project managers have no fear when it comes to heights, but do you experience any of these phobias…?
Acrophobia
Acrophobia (from the Greek: ákron, meaning “peak, summit, edge” and phóbos, “fear”) is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when not particularly high up.
Nearly a quarter of UK residents suffer from this phobia in one form or another.
Bathmophobia
Bathmophobia (from the Greek: bathmo meaning “step” and phóbos, “fear”) can be seen in both children and adults and is also fairly common among animals, particularly household pets. It is the fear of stairs or steep slopes, even if they’re not at a great height and the phobic is not expected to climb them. Sufferers can experience anxiety and fear when looking at a steep slope therefore it’s a disorder that can be loosely related to acrophobia.
Climacophobia
Climacophobia (from the Greek: klimaks, “ladder, staircase” and phóbos, “fear”) is the fear of having to climb something of height. Typically, the phobic won’t fear a set of stairs that are steep if there isn’t the necessity to climb them or go down them. Climacophobia commonly occurs in conjunction with acrophobia.
Vertigo
Vertigo (Latin: vertere “to turn”) is a condition that is accompanied by dizziness and spinning. Vertigo can happen as a result of being in high places and the inability for the inner ear to balance itself out. Vertigo has some resemblance to acrophobia in that it can induce similar feelings of anxiety.
Batophobia
Batophobia (from the Greek: batos, meaning passable and phóbos, “fear”) is the fear of being in or near to tall buildings. Anxiety is often caused by being situated in a tall building and looking down from a great height. The phobic may ‘freeze’ and be extremely fearful of falling and subsequent death despite the level of safety precautions that may be in place.
