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 is an intense fear of heights. If a person has acrophobia, being high up or thinking about heights may cause them to have a panic attack. For this reason, a person with acrophobia will ...

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 ...

Do you feel nervous and anxious while looking down from a skyscraper or a hilltop? Mild feelings of anxiety and insecurity related to heights are normal, but if your feelings are extreme in nature and ...

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, ...

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 ...

We all have some kind of fear inside us that prevents us to do things. Some have fear of darkness, heights, water, certain animals and so on. All these fears or phobias develop due to a cause or ...