Understanding Acrophobia: Causes, Symptoms & Coping Strategies

Acrophobia (Height Phobia)

- An excessive or unrealistic fear of heights that cause a person who experiences it to experience immediate and significant apprehension.

- Can be triggered by anything from being on a tall building or cliff to even climbing on a ladder.

- Symptoms can include dizziness, sweating, shaking, nausea, or even a panic attack.

- In extreme cases, people with acrophobia may not even go out in public to avoid these heights.

- Often related to a traumatic experience that involved heights, but it can also arise due to biological and behavioral factors, such as genes, personality characteristics, and learned fears.