fear of heights

Vertigo at elevation

Acrophobia is the clinical term, but fear of heights is what most people say.

The fear ranges from mild unease near edges or on ladders to debilitating panic that prevents someone from climbing stairs or looking out windows.

I can't do roller coasters—fear of heights.

Related

don't look down · tall buildings · dizziness · sweaty palms · panic attacks · edge · cliff · sweating · anxiety · abyss · slip · trembling · fight-or-flight · exposure therapy · lookout · observation deck · glass floor · balcony

Categories
Opposites
type of phobia/spatial fear

fear of heightsclaustrophobia

Dread of enclosed areas

bathophobia · thalassophobia · fear of falling

emotional response to heights

fear of heightsthrill-seeking

Pursuing excitement through risk

adrenaline junkie · fearlessness

comfort with elevation

fear of heightsfearlessness

Complete lack of dread

sure-footedness · nerves of steel

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G