I'm right there with you RH. I'm terrible with heights, and it doesn't even have to be close to as high in that picture. Being more than a step or two up on a ladder makes me uncomfortable. I don't like being in the upper levels at Kenan Stadium or the Smith Center. People that have been with me at those locations can confirm just how difficult it can be for me. The thing is, I know it's a totally illogical fear because I know I've been in planes, I've been at the top of the Empire State Builiding (not at the railing though), I've been on roller coasters (the climb is always the worst part for me), I've been higher than many of the places where I feel uncomfortable, but that never matters in the moment. If I'm on a balcony, I have to be close to the structure, I can't go toward the rail. I can't do stairs without having access to a handrail. I once heard a fear of heights is actually a fear of falling, and that's probably the most accurate way to really describe the feeling I have. There are times I can manage it, but there are times where it's just too much for meAlso afraid of heights. Pictures like this make my palms sweaty:
I went to refill a tiki torch on my deck and found a spider egg sac under it. Which of course erupted into dozens of tiny spiders when I tried to remove it.
There's a gif for that (the erupting sac, not your deck) but out of respect for chick I won't poast it.
At least you're not afraid of much.
I can relate to a lot of this. I'm fine with it at stadiums, but I'm terrified of balconies. I'm like you, I have to be back towards the structure and cannot go up to the rail unless it is as high as my head. If I stand right up against the rail, I have this irrational fear that paralyzes me that someone will come up behind me and push me over the railing. I know that's stupid, but my knees get weak when I'm near the edge of a huge drop.
At least you're not afraid of much.
Turn off your radio and TV. Most of those fears are imagined and experienced through those mediums. Look at what you admit to being afraid of now. You're swimming in politics.
The world is changing for the better... all the time. It always has been and always will. It really has no other choice. It's a completely AWESOME time in history to be alive and conscious of what is going on. Your kids will have an amazing life, too. Unless they sit around watching and listening to political pundits whose livelihoods literally count on people being afraid like you.
I never mentioned "how to raise them" at all. I was talking about your fears. Your kids will be fine.
Thks Julie that means a lot coming from you.
I fear the people that think the federal gubmit is gonna make everything OK.
