Good with heights?

[Panter]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCYZZPwJr_c&feature=watch-vrec

 

[Berties]

Bought me out in. A sweat just watching it,not for me mate,I like to keep my feet firmly on the deck,on a ride the other day a electric crew were rigging up for a tower climb ,freezing cold windy as you like getting their thermal balaclavas on,big respect they are all fearless nutters

 

[Archie_tect]

I suppose since you can only die once....

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Pah! Wuss he's using a harness, when I was a lad we didn't have harnesses, we had to go up 1000ft telegraph poles with just spikes on our feet carrying our toll chest on our back, we only got an orange for Christmas as well as a lump of coal that had to last till February.

Alan...

 

[Archie_tect]

Luxury.... we used to dream of spikes...

 

[PaulB]

I have literally no problem with heights at all. Not boasting or nowt it's just that ALL my fears are to do with bodies of water. I wouldn't be able to jump in even the shallowest of pools or anything larger to save my life. As compensation, I discovered heights present no problems to me. The way to increase your tolerance is to incrementally push the limits of your 'giddiness'. You wouldn't think twice about walking along two planks of wood if they were on the ground so why should it be more difficult if the same two planks were one foot, ten feet, one mile off the ground? It's exactly the same thing but mind's fears overcome sense. If you can climb a ladder, why would that clip of the man above create more fear as that's exactly what he's doing? You need to eliminate the setting and accept the action for what it is. Once you're above the height where a fall would be extremely damaging if not fatal, then the actual height you go should be immaterial. That's the way I look at stuff like that anyway.

 

[Marshmallow_Fluff]

Forget it! Seriously!

 

[Marshmallow_Fluff]

I have literally no problem with heights at all. Not boasting or nowt it's just that ALL my fears are to do with bodies of water. I wouldn't be able to jump in even the shallowest of pools or anything larger to save my life. As compensation, I discovered heights present no problems to me. The way to increase your tolerance is to incrementally push the limits of your 'giddiness'. You wouldn't think twice about walking along two planks of wood if they were on the ground so why should it be more difficult if the same two planks were one foot, ten feet, one mile off the ground? It's exactly the same thing but mind's fears overcome sense. If you can climb a ladder, why would that clip of the man above create more fear as that's exactly what he's doing? You need to eliminate the setting and accept the action for what it is. Once you're above the height where a fall would be extremely damaging if not fatal, then the actual height you go should be immaterial. That's the way I look at stuff like that anyway.

That was exactly my theory! So, in order to tackle my fear of heights I started rock climbing.. 10 years later -still climbing rocks (natural and artificial) mind you- and I occasionally "freeze" out of panic, still having vertigo in high buildings and had a panic attack last summer when I found myself at the end of an admitedly high cliff above the sea and the wind was blowing! I literally had to sit down and talk myself into reason..
Not much of improvement, is it?

 

[asterix]

I have literally no problem with heights at all. Not boasting or nowt it's just that ALL my fears are to do with bodies of water. I wouldn't be able to jump in even the shallowest of pools or anything larger to save my life. As compensation, I discovered heights present no problems to me. The way to increase your tolerance is to incrementally push the limits of your 'giddiness'. You wouldn't think twice about walking along two planks of wood if they were on the ground so why should it be more difficult if the same two planks were one foot, ten feet, one mile off the ground? It's exactly the same thing but mind's fears overcome sense. If you can climb a ladder, why would that clip of the man above create more fear as that's exactly what he's doing? You need to eliminate the setting and accept the action for what it is. Once you're above the height where a fall would be extremely damaging if not fatal, then the actual height you go should be immaterial. That's the way I look at stuff like that anyway.

Now I am the opposite. I have no problem with heights so long as I am supported by an adequate body of water (or a reliable aircraft).

Recently I replaced the roof of my barn. The worst bit was removing the old tiles and staring into a 7 metre drop.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

On a serious note I never had any problems with height but I am now finding the older I get & as my reaction time slows down I am now starting to get a little nervous. I also must admit I always disliked the transition from roof to ladder.

Alan...

 

[Cyclist33]

I have literally no problem with heights at all. Not boasting or nowt it's just that ALL my fears are to do with bodies of water. I wouldn't be able to jump in even the shallowest of pools or anything larger to save my life. As compensation, I discovered heights present no problems to me. The way to increase your tolerance is to incrementally push the limits of your 'giddiness'. You wouldn't think twice about walking along two planks of wood if they were on the ground so why should it be more difficult if the same two planks were one foot, ten feet, one mile off the ground? It's exactly the same thing but mind's fears overcome sense. If you can climb a ladder, why would that clip of the man above create more fear as that's exactly what he's doing? You need to eliminate the setting and accept the action for what it is. Once you're above the height where a fall would be extremely damaging if not fatal, then the actual height you go should be immaterial. That's the way I look at stuff like that anyway.

so why dont you apply your own philosophy to conquer your fear of water?

 

[PaulB]

so why dont you apply your own philosophy to conquer your fear of water?

I know it's irrational but it's not heights I'm scared of, it's depths! It's being out of control in the water; slipping, not being able to move the same way you can in air. Not having the luxury of oxygen in the action of swimming, all these fears lurk in my mind and prevent me from conquering it. In September, on holiday in Cyprus, there was an indoor pool no-one used as the sunshine kept them outside. I tried and tried and tried to overcome my fear having the luxury of the pool to myself to do as I wished but it would not come. I literally could not jump in even where it was only two foot six inches in depth! I went in and gave it a try every single day but the fear took my breath away and had me trembling like a leaf.

 

[MrJamie]

Wow, that video is terrifying. I'm absolutely terrible with heights, escalators are about my limit!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

so why dont you apply your own philosophy to conquer your fear of water?

Exactly!!
If you can override your brain when it comes to heights, why not water??

It never ceases to amaze how fears and phobias seem to control people.

 

[classic33]

I suppose since you can only die once....

I've "died" three times & I'm still here