Health Check: why are some people afraid of heights? October 15, 2017 8.32pm EDT • Updated October 16, 2017 9.31pm EDT. Don't look down … do we develop a fear of heights because of past bad experiences or are some of us just born that way? from www.shutterstock. read more
Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when one is not particularly high up. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort, that share both similar causes and options for treatment. read more