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Understanding Acrophobia

Fathom · 2015-08-04 23:22:00

Once feared heights. Reasons unknown. Irrational fear. Avoided balconies, foot bridges, ferris wheels, and roller coasters. Rail clinger. Embarrassing condition. Break a sweat near drop off. Parents couldn't explain. No traumatic incident. No one-trial learning accident. No conditioned fear overtime. No immediate family…

04-08-2015 11:22pm

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Once feared heights. Reasons unknown. Irrational fear. Avoided balconies, foot bridges, ferris wheels, and roller coasters. Rail clinger. Embarrassing condition. Break a sweat near drop off. Parents couldn't explain. No traumatic incident. No one-trial learning accident. No conditioned fear overtime. No immediate family had it. Given CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy). Systematic desensitization approach combined with education. Slowly approximated height experiences. Both real and virtual. Took months. Now phobia free. Competing theories explain condition. Instinct? Learning? Both?

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