#FacingFearOfHeights: Have you ever felt that tingling sensation when peering over the edge of a tall building? 🏙️😱 What exactly is happening in our bodies when we experience this fear? Why does it feel like our feet are glued to the ground? Let’s uncover the secrets behind this common phobia!
Picture this: You’re standing at the top of a skyscraper, looking down at the bustling city below. Suddenly, your heart starts racing, your palms get sweaty, and you feel a strange urge to jump – even though you know it’s completely irrational. What gives?
Well, when we’re afraid of heights, our body goes into fight-or-flight mode. Our brain is overwhelmed with signals telling us that we’re in danger, even if we logically know we’re safe. This triggers a rush of adrenaline, causing that tingling sensation and making it hard to even peek over the edge.
So, next time you’re at the top of a tall building, pay attention to how your body reacts. Are you able to look down without feeling that familiar fear? Or do you find yourself clinging to the railing for dear life, unable to move an inch?
Let’s delve deeper into the psychology behind our fear of heights and find out what makes our bodies react this way. Share your own experiences with heights in the comments below and let’s conquer this fear together! 💪 #OvercomingFears #HeightPhobia #CuriosityKilledTheCat
That is the sensation of your pituitary gland dumping all the adrenaline into your blood stream causing your skin capillaries to contract. (Blood draining from face) to keep it away from the surface and in the core of you body where you need it.
Contraction of bowl and bladder muscles. (Pee and poo yourself) so you don’t waste resources on carrying stuff around when you need to run for your life.
And increases heart rate to crank up metabolism so you can run for your life.
It’s your body’s survival instinct screaming: “Danger, Will Robinson! Step back from the ledge!”
I have vertigo.
When I see a huge dropoff I can feel my blood leaving my head, I get shaky and my legs as well. Its like an imaginary rock inside my body that just falls from my head to my toes.
Being shaky, fearing the worst plus the added intrusive thoughts from something called “call of the void”, I just know that I cant trust my mind or body near anything that I could conceivably break through or jump over. At that point I am my worst enemy and its a life or death situation.
Its really not something Id wish upon anyone that havent felt it.