Acrophobia

I have a rather severe case of acrophobia. I've always had it since I can remember, but has significantly worsened in the last three years. I don't know why, but it has.

First of all, this does not mean I am afraid of the outdoors, or being outside my flat, or being around people. That is agoraphobia. Acrophobia is a fear of heights. For me, it extends not only to 'my' fear of falling, but a fear I have of anyone else around me falling as well. Call it 'extensible acrophobia', for lack of a better term.

It also has little to do with the term 'vertigo', although Hitchcock helped little to make this distinction. I don't get 'dizzy' (vertigo), I get scared.

Well, I have a lot more to write this, but that will come soon.

Rich