A FWIW, if one of those chairlift or gondola cables ever snapped, most would have a relatively smooth landing except for the few on either side of the break.
My confrontation with severe vertigo
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I’d guess everyone has something that riles up their anxiety; another is stage freight. This didn’t sit well with me as I didn’t really know I had an issue with it until into my career after a few promotions where I had to do friggin endless public speaking/training. Didn’t matter how damn often I had to do it, still always some butterflies before the start. The roughest were delivering eulogy’s I could have easily backed out of, but just had to say gotta do it for the people I loved that taught me a lot who passed on. Never mattered after the hundreds of speaking occasions I had to do, in front of thousands of people over the years, there’s that old gut-sinking feeling until a couple minutes after I was on. I’ve read about famous people, actors, politicians and such having it saying doesn’t go away, ya just find your way to manage it as I did. Well, so many people have something they are averse to, guess it’s how we’re wired or coupled with life experiences.
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The thing is though, the ground doesn't even factor into the fear...
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The joke is that it isn't the FALL that kills you, it is the sudden STOP at the end that does.
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Nope, never have panicked...again, if you don't experience this, you can't know.
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Eh, battled a LOT worse...
With this, it's simple enough to avoid. Wish I could have said that with the half dozen cancers and all that crap...
I never had any fear of heights until the last couple of years. I hate "scenic overlooks" and tall buildings. I am 67 now so I don't know if some part of my brain has died off or is just finally developing.
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No joke that is a reality.
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Heights and confined spaces have never been a problem and I like to fly. Freefall for get it. Guess that is why jumping out of perfectly good aircraft just sounds stupid. The wife just being in a confined space or on an elevator drives her crazy and has to hang on to the handrail every time. Not sure I could get her on a plane.
A year ago March I suffered a severe concussion from a fall. When I woke up I was in an ambulance but then was out again. The next time I remember anything was in the emergency room. My wife was there and the doctor was asking me if I smoked. I’m going to condense this. I didn’t stay, they wanted me to be admitted. My head was a little sore but otherwise I was good. The next day I had vertigo so bad, I couldn’t move my head without the world turning inside out. I was out of commission just about a month from the concussion and the severe whiplash they never even X-rayed for. Never felt anything like it. I learned to deal with it and it slowly dissipated after much therapy and chiropractic work after a year. It started to return about 3 months ago so I get my crack attacks once a week again. I’ve had 6 concussions from various incidents through the years, this was a first as far as vertigo. No fear of heights problems still. I have to say, vertigo is not a good thing to have in anyway! I’m just getting my taste and smell senses back from the incident. I can’t imagine living with it all the time, my thoughts are with you sir!
It would appear to me, you are discussing more, a fear of heights, than you are actual vertigo.
I have had it for over ten years. I definitely feel you pain. Any one that has not had it the only way I can describe it closely is it is like being very drunk on a roller coaster. Heights just multiplies its effects. Hell I never had a issue with heights, now I cannot even go up a ladder a few steps. Sucks.
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