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^^Blog Saturday, April 18, 2009 @ 5:01 PM
Our Research The Phobia Of Heights Is A Common ProblemOne of the most common fears we get to help people with is the phobia of heights. This can range from extreme nervousness in tall buildings to utter panic at the thought of going up a flight of steps. In fact, very occasionally the thought of going up two or three steps made them feel terrified!The Fear Of Heights Is The Fear Of FallingUsually, the way this manifests in consciousness is that the closer the person gets to the ‘drop' the more they vividly imagine either jumping off or falling. It is this thought that causes the adrenal release and subsequent panic response. The prime characteristic of any phobia is intense anxiety. The associated physical symptoms include rapid heart rate, sweating, trembling, fast breathing, muscular tension and weaknesses, butterflies in stomach, nausea and breathlessness. The behavioral symptoms or characteristics of phobia are either fleeing from the people of 'freezing'. The later makes the victim rooted to the spot. The victims of social phobias suffers from emotional disorders like shame, embarrassment, anger and security. Victims may suffer from negative thoughts like 'That might have killed me', 'people are too reckless', 'How I looked like a fool', 'Everyone enjoyed my fumbled speech and my shaking limbs' and etc. People with phobias react differently against the phobias depending on their body-chemistry and mental set-up. Phobia is very much treatable if one do not feel that they are high above the ground. How Can They Overcome Fear of Heights in Their Life?The best way to overcome fear of heights is to replace the negative emotions you have toward heights – the dizziness, the nausea, and the panic – with positive emotions, such as euphoria and glee. The best way to do this is through the tested magic of self-hypnosis.How Can Our Playground Help Them? We will try our best to make the playground attractive to attract them and help them overcome their fears by making our slides higher and make the slide look as if it was not high by putting some pictures onto the slide which get along with the ground floor. Also, we will also make a bridge using net together with 'wooden blocks'(cardboard) as the base. |