DEAR DEIDRE: THE older I get, the more terrified I am of heights.
I’d like to join my mates on rollercoaster rides at theme parks, but they bring me out in a cold sweat.
I’m a 27-year-old guy and feel like a wuss.
Even just being at the top of a tall escalator makes me shake with nerves and feel sick.
I get a vertigo sensation and feel certain I will fall to my death.
When I was a kid, I was OK with heights.
But gradually my fear has become so bad it’s spoiling my life.
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Last week, I had an interview for a good job. But the company is based in a tall office block, and I turned it down because I knew that I would panic.
What can I do to overcome this?
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DEIDRE SAYS: Being afraid of heights is incredibly common.
It’s not irrational – in fact, psychologists believe it’s hard-wired into us. Even babies have it.
But when this fear becomes a phobia and stops you living your life fully, it becomes a problem.
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The good news this can be overcome.
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