Wancy Y. Cho is a writer living in Chicago. When he’s not writing, you can be sure he and his dog Tiki are off on an adventure. Deborah Courtney, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., M ...

Acrophobia describes an intense fear of heights that can cause significant anxiety and panic. Some research suggests acrophobia may be one of the most common phobias. It’s not unusual to feel some ...

A fear of heights, known as acrophobia, is one of the most common fears people experience. For some, standing on a tall ...

IT’S normal to feel a little jittery when you’re at a great height and you look down below, but for some people, this circumstance can cause panic or nausea. An intense fear of heights, or acrophobia, ...

Have you ever noticed how your heart beats up when you are in the balcony or looking out of a high rise building? Or maybe you have had the feeling of sudden spinning even when lying down? Both ...

Acrophobia affects about 2 to 5 percent of the population, with slightly higher lifetime risks. Women are about twice as likely to develop this fear compared to men. A milder version called visual ...

A phobia, as we understand, is a fear of a specific object, situation, or activity. It was during the late 19th and early 20th centuries that the formal naming of specific phobias, using Greek or ...

Tara Eastcott, a clinical psychotherapist in private practice, first realized she had acrophobia, an intense fear of heights, while 50 feet off the ground in what was supposed to be a romantic hot-air ...