Phobia , Acrophobia

         Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear of heights. There are many people who really scare from height.Most people may generally feel a bit apprehensive when looking down from a very steep cliff and it is natural. Acrophobia can cause a person to fear a variety of things related to being far from the ground.

There are many examples of acrophobia. They may scare of flying so they always prefer to use other transportations. There are some people who scare to climb the ladder. They feel stressed when they go to their roof and they try to not looking down. 

There are different degrees of acrophobia.Most people experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, specially when they are not protected.

Sometimes, they just feel stressed and it is not very serious. It can be dangerous in some situations.People who suffer from acrophobia have feelings such as increased heart rate, palpitations, rapid breathing and shortness of breath, as well as dry mouth and nausea.

It is interesting that most of the people who have phobias are informed that their phobias are not logical. The negative suggestion may also increase their phobia. Usually, those suffering from true acrophobia have undergone a frightening experience or experiences in their past that have produced a learned or 'conditioned response' to the stimulus of height. They may have a bad experience from childhood which they can not never forget it. Such experiences may often be beyond the conscious recall of the individual.

Acrophobia is most commonly treated with a range of therapies such as cognitive behavior therapy which includes desensitization and flooding. These therapies exposes the person to staged situations involving high places and slowly helps him or her to develop coping skills, increases confidence and change thought patterns to manage fear and anxiety. It is important for people to solve this problem because it may cause a bad happening. 

We can conclude that phobia is getting serious when it hurts someone so it is important for people to understand the reality of phobia and they should know how to solve it. 

Zahra :)