i too share the same fear, fearing that the globe would fall into fathomless void in the uncharted nowhere of the ever expanding universe, as a reasonable man I too consider it ridiculous, but undeniably I can hardly dismiss my fear. i still live with it everyday. well you might want to try singing "He Got The Whole World In His Hand" when the panic attacks :D I'd say anxiety attack is by far the description there is.
Barophobia by: Anonymous
Wow I can't believe others have this fear. I thought I was the only "strange" person out there with this fear. I just someone for the first time about my fear a week ago. I was so embarrassed. I thought no one would ever understand this fear. Any how I was reading a few things and I think the name might be Barophobia.
HI by: Emma
Hi James, thanks for sharing,
I wrote a comment back but it did not seem to go through,
Basically I have come to think that phobias are a mask that hide subconscious life problems, such as relationship probs, family issues, the effects of being bullied, feeling out of control of your life etc etc (if you get my drift).
I understand a fear of spiders is probably not going to be about the above because you can physically see why some people are scared of them, even a fear of heights is rational, i.e: if you fall of a cliff you can die or be seriously injured etc
but the fear of floating up into the sky is some what different its not rational at all!!! thats why it could be alot deeper! please reply back anytime Thanks, Emma
could be a mask by: Emma
Hi James,
I think try and look deeper than just the fear, the phobia may just be a mask that is disguising deeper emotions such as family issues, relationship probs, fear of abandonment or feeling out of control of your life. I know that all of the above in some way has contributed to my fears! (as I have many). Thanks for sharing and feel free to answer! It feels so much better to know there are other people who share this kind of phobia!
Emma
is there a cure by: james
This is so weird I really thought I was the only one. I get so scared sometimes I like traveling and when I am in a car or plane there is no problem but like today I went out with my family and i started feeling like this was the moment i would goi am not a writer I just felt so helpless If there is a cure please let me know therapy a pill I am desperate
thanks for all the responses so far! by: Emma
I don't know the name of this fear but its possible (just maybe) after researching alot that it could be as simple as vertigo!
On the other hand, my fears written above are real to me and I feel there must be something more to this than just a mere lack of feeling of balance, maybe subconscious underlying memories of something buried that come out in these fears,
Thanks for all your responses it makes me feel alot better that others have experienced some of my fears too, that its not just me!
reply by: Anonymous
i have this fear too, hate going into open areas because i fear i will float into space, and im scared of heights so that would be terrifying
I think I have Anablephobia too. by: Peter A
It's probably the adrenaline in your body and high blood pressure, plus a fear of heights that causes this unusual fear of looking up at the sky. When I was little, I wasn't really scared of going up any hills or looking up at the clouds way up in the air, but I am now. I also dislike walking across high road bridges like the North Bridge in Edinburgh, which has a pavement to walk on too. I'm never scared to look up at the sky when it is dark, though. How come?
Wow, me too! by: Anonymous
OMG! i typed it in today and I've been telling people that there HAS TO be other people who share my fear!!! Good to kow I've found others!
you're not alone... by: Anonymous
This makes me feel so much better to know other people feel this too. I can't stand to be in open fields and look up at the sky. Sometimes I will have these miniature anxiety attacks because I just develop this overwhelming sense of hopelessness. This happens especially at night. I will look up at the stars, think about how massive the universe is, then start shaking in fear, thinking gravity will shift and I'm done for. I can't develop any sentences. The only thing I'm focused on is running inside a building, while at the same time it feels like I'm about to just start floating towards the cosmos. I need to get prescribed xanax... haha
especially on bridges... by: Anonymous
I suffer from this too, It's weird, right? I was talking too a friend on a bridge once and the feeling that I was about to go skywards suddenly came over me. I had to immediately grab the railing in order to maintain some kind of concentration in order to listen to my pal.
I find when my life is in a state of stress that my symptoms tend to be worse. The strange thing is it starts with a feeling and that it cannot be pinned down.
wow by: Anonymous
i have this fear as well, it kicks in when im at any big open areas, like the beach. i get so nervous i almost bolt like a maniac towards shelter, like at the beach i would bolt towards a store
I know what you mean. by: Anonymous
Wow, I can somewhat relate to this. I don't have these fears but I have had many nightmares about the situation you described. And they were really clear, lucid dreams too, so it felt real to me. I had a nightmare once where I was in an elevator and then suddenlt it felt like everything just turned upside down and the elevator was heading up instead of down, I could even feel the gravity. It was pretty scary obviously. In real life I can imagine it happening, but you know it's just impossible for it to really happen. But I have some nights where I lay in bed and stare at the ceiling and wonder, what if gravity was gone, would the whole house just float away into space? It's funny though because we would really float instead of flying really fast into space or wherever.
the fear by: Anonymous
i have the same fear to always dreaming that im falling off earth, and when im out and about i get the feeling that im going to float away!!!!
Hi by: Roxy
.....you don't know how relieved I am to know I am not the only one with this fear......do you know what it's called?
