Comments on: Fear of Falling Phobia – Basiphobia

By: Linda

Linda

I can walk fine in my house but have had some issues with my balance. Now I am afraid to walk outdoors. I ™m afraid of falling. I panic. A few months ago, this started. I used to walk and hike. Now I ™m afraid to walk without someone to hold onto. I have an issue with my neck causing balance problems sometimes. I will be having surgery.

By: Anthony Cross

Anthony Cross

I, too, have a great fear of falling and can end up with a full-blown panic attack. I have an above-knee amputation (Transfemoral). I have been able to walk with two sticks for some time now, five years, but this latest development has only recently emerged. The inability to walk far and my circulation has deteriorated also. I have purchased a walker, hoping this can reassure me and enable me to walk further. So far, the progress is disappointing, but I hope this walker may help with practice. Will Hypnotherapy be of any assistance?

By: Liz

Liz

In reply to EL. I also have the same issues. I am okay with walking, flying and running but I am afraid of the feeling of falling.

By: Kay

Kay

In reply to hailey. Oh my goodness, I have the same fear! It's not being up high that bothers me but the thought of falling and feeling weightlessness itself. I can't seem to explain this to anyone well enough for them to understand it. I'm really glad to find out I am not the only person with this problem.

By: Stan

Stan

I had a bad fall two years ago. Broken ribs, broke all the fingers on my right hand, laceration on my forehead. Since then I have a fear of falling, so I use a walker or shopping carts to minimize the threat!

By: EL

I truly do understand this article. It’s just that I don’t seem to understand why people like me with the fear of falling and heights can overcome this. I’m fine with walking, running, flying etc. It’s the fact of having the feeling of falling that scares me. What would I do to minimize that? Thank you for your time and I hope I can refer to another one of your articles in my question. -EL

By: hailey

hailey

I personally have a sort of big fear of falling. I’m only under the age of 18 and I hate the idea of standing on a cliff, not because I’m afraid of heights, it’s because I’m afraid I’m going to fall. Because of my fear I have missed a lot of fun things like roller skating or ice skating, even gymnastics. But to everyone that has it, I wish you the best to get over the fear, I hope I can.

By: Yeetster

Yeetster

I love this site!

By: Esther

Esther

Hey everyone. I’m not exactly sure if I have basiphobia but want to find out if I do. I am not scared at all about falling whenever I walk. I am scared when I get close to the edges of any type of drop off though. That includes the sides of staircases, literal cliffs, buildings without rails on the sides, etc. I have symptoms of wanting to get away from the edge as fast as possible if the drop is at 10 ft high, dizziness, and blurry vision even though I wear glasses. I am fine when there is a rail on the side of the stair case, cliff, or building though. I am also fine whenever I am flown in an airplane. Therefore I know that I am not afraid of heights. Is there anybody that I should specifically go to to have this checked?

By: Fluff

Fluff

In reply to Glenn Sellers. I ™d say it ™s a situational kind of phobia where it ™s literally in between the two pobias mentioned but I ™m not too sure..