Paraskavedekatriaphobia and other Phobias

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    Originally Posted By DVC_dad

    Good advice and thank you...I have considered it. Maybe I will, I dunno...can't see any harm in it that is for sure.
     
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    Originally Posted By Autopia Deb

    At least you live close enough to WDW you don't have to fly to get your fix, lol. (of course the same goes for me and DLR)
     
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    Originally Posted By MomofPrincess

    I have a fear of throwing up. Seriously. It's called an emetophobe.
     
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    Originally Posted By alexbook

    I was terrified of looking up from the bottom of a tall building or bridge or ship or other large structure, or of being in a room with a very high ceiling. It was like the opposite of a fear of heights. It's mostly gone away over the years, but every now and then I'll feel a twinge.

    I never found an official name for it, but I call it atriaphobia (from the hotel atriums that used to freak me out).
     
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    Originally Posted By Autopia Deb

    I'm not afraid of hights, it's those pesky *depths* that get me!
     
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    Originally Posted By Fe Maiden

    alexbook, I have the same thing. It never really goes away but does lessen at times.

    The worst for me are bridges. I find that it's mostly the incline that really bothers me. As soon as I get to the top of the bridge and know that I'm on my way down, I'm fine.
     

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