How do I get over the fear?
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You are having panic attacks.Fear of heights has become too much for you and you will need to see a doctor.If you want to go to the top of Sears Tower,you are going to need help.There are meds that will help you to overcome your fear.
It is not just a mental thing most of the time.I watched my mother have panic attacks and it was a full body trial for her.
It is a common problem and you can find the right med,it may take more than one try though.
If the med does not work,try another one.It can change your life.
You can always try hypnosis, but you have to practice it everyday.
I have panic attacks and I went and saw my doctor and he put me on some great meds, which has all but eliminated my panic attacks.
You might conisder the later, and see if that helps.
You are a person, just like all the other people who get on airplanes or go in skyscrapers. You're more likely to get into a car accident than a plane crash. How often to you hear about elevators plumiting to earth. You just have to relaxe and brave it out until you get used to it. Continue baby steps.
You could be closterphobic as well (fear of small enclosed spaces) ... my suggestion is to take medication ... Lexapro is a medication that helps control anxiety ... I'm sure there are plenty of other drugs out there you could take that would help you.
Congrats for getting to work on this early.
There are therapists who teach "desensitization therapy"- I think that's what it's called. It involves gradually learning how to go in to the fearful situation while dealing with the fear. It teaches you how to calm the fear, and starts out easy- just imagining the situation, then getting closer and closer to actually being in the scary situation. But it's about leaning to cope with the fear, not scaring yourself to death, so it goes in little steps.
Good luck!
Get your doctor to recommend an NLP practionner in your area.
NLP has a fast proven treatment for phobias. One treatment is all it usually takes and they let you test it out immediately.
I'll be your laughing about this in a week.
I learned a few things in therapy that have helped me with fears. I was having attacks on planes, and what i would do was notice the images/movie in my head of the plane crashing. I would imagine myself pressing the off button as if the images were a tv screen. It's as though you are using a method to get the images out of your head. It would calm my anxiety for a moment and then i would be able to put my attention elsewhere like reading, or music. You have to practice this a lot though.
Another thing i learned was that when you lean over the edge of something and look down, what usually happens is that your body immediately tenses up. You can try noticing this, and then doing the opposite- relaxing your shoulders and face muscles. You probably start breathing shallow breaths too. So do the opposite and breathe slowly and deeply.
This will help somewhat.
you have to get use to it slowly,like go two the third floor of a building and look out of the window.then the next time go a little higher until your use to that ,then go even higher,and in no time you'll be able to go as high as the statue of liberty
depends on what you fear or where the fear is coming from because there are many places fear can come from and many different ways to deal with it. some ways can work for some people and not for others and some strategies can work for some people and some problems and other don't. it is reviewing the situation of the fear and considering suitable and achievable methods to do this.
Western medicine would probably send you to a therapist and a psychiatrist to give you pills. There is also acupuncture and hypnosis, self-help tapes and books. All of these have been reported to work. You can find ppl who will swear to one, some, all, a combination of these, or all of it together. It depends on you. Do what feels right to you, try one, try a combination, or something entirely different. These are just those that popped to mind, I know there must be more ways to deal. Frankly, I think whatever you feel best about will work the best. Good luck
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I hate to reference the Tonight Show, and an interview with John Travolta... but he was talking about how he had a similar fear of flying (as did his daughter) and it actually stemmed from a control issue. He said once he got his pilots license, and was in control of the plane, the fear went away.
I personally have no fear of either of those things, but my mom does. As well as suffering from panic attacks. In both instances, it has to do with being unable to deal with circumstances where she has no control over the situation. She hates roller coasters, or being on the roof, or any other situation where her feet aren't on the ground. Although once she was prescribed Paxcil she was able to stand flying out to see me, with a minimum amount of worry.
I think you should consider finding a psychologist who could help you with these issues, perhaps a simple medication could help you out. And maybe ask yourself if you do have the type A, controlling sort of personality. If the answer is yes, at some point you will learn that you can't control all the aspects of your life, and to deal with that as gracefully as possible. But I think a doctor could help speed up that process, and admitting you are scared is a great first step.
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