I know there's a thread on here somewhere about phobias...but I'm too lazy to look for it.
Plus...this one is a bit different. I'm curious about a few things.
How do you think phobias develop ? Do you think you would notice that you were developing one ? Can you do anything to stop it ? [img height=20 src="http://www.pogo.com/images/chat/scared.gif" width=20 border=0]
I know that my bird phobia developed when I was a kid in North Van and birds used to fly down the chimney and get stuck in the house- leaving a trail of blood and feathers in every room until there was a bird corpse on the carpet. There were times when I was startled by sudden bird movement from animals that I didn't realize were in the house.
It got worse as an adult when I was attacked by a crow.
Scary Lil Me. That can be pretty traumatizing for a kid.
I'm curious if a person would notice a 'phobia in the making'.
In the last year or so, I've been noticing that even in just seeing a pic of arial views, or people standing in a window of a highrise....etc. my stomach lurches...and I get a brief sensation of falling. It's a little disconcerting, plus it seems to be getting worse. I wonder if I can do anything to stop it.
Same thing (from the same cause) has been happening to me for years, PC; sometimes better, sometimes worse. I've no idea how to cure it.
Really Gophie ? Do you remember noticing it happening ? I'm thinking that if it's not yet a phobia, then I should be able to do something.
Maybe the creepiest part is that it feels like a premonition. (http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/10.gif)
My phobia? It would be sleeping in the dark.
I've got you all beat- I'm afraid of phobias.
P.C. wrote:
Really Gophie ? Do you remember noticing it happening ?
[span style="color: rgb(191, 0, 191);"]No, it just comes out of the blue - sweaty hands the lot.[/span]
I wonder if I can do anything to stop it.
I used to be horrified of heights - I mean scared.
I started climbing mountains to get over it. It was hard at first - but gradually I was able to do more and more and now I am very comfortable with heights.
van_guy wrote:
I wonder if I can do anything to stop it.
To answer your other questions ... as far back as i can remember i was afraid of heights - as a kid i remember being horrified at the tops of gentle hills. So mine did not develop - to the best of my recollection.
Not sure why they develop - but ... a healthy fear of heights is a good thing ... we are afraid of what can kill / injure us. Sometimes the healthy fear grows into something unhealthy and limits us to carry on day to day stuff.