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re: Developing a Phobia Late in Life - Is this Normal??

Posted on 3/9/18 at 5:34 pm to
Posted by HaveMercy
Member since Dec 2014
3000 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 5:34 pm to
I think I will bring it up bc it is most certainly interfering with my quality of life.

And yes! The roller coaster analogy is spot on.
Oh and I used to love roller coasters, but there isn't enough money in the world to get me on one now. Both feet on terra firma - there's no other way LOL
Posted by reo45
Member since Nov 2015
6362 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 5:39 pm to
Bro, i have never been afraid of heights either. When I am awake I am absolutely not terrified of heights whether flying or atop a skyscraper

But, when I dream? Ahhh, hell it is a different story entirely. I am always flying way too high in the armosphere and sometimes into space and I AM SCARED SHITLESS. I dont look down and I begin to ponder the vastness of space and time. Everywhwre I look there is no end. Too much for my mind to process and then I wake up sweating.

You arent alone.

Posted by gingerkittie
Member since Aug 2013
2675 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 5:40 pm to
quote:

In FL they call them "Palmetto bugs" (don't try and class it up) but in 3+ years, I haven't seen one. No oak trees and concrete homes maybe, thank god.


I did my time in Florida too. I almost died when they said a roach was a"palmetto bug".

No, that is a biggass flying roach.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
114154 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 5:41 pm to
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I couldn't do it because of the damn traffic. I guess I've developed trafficaphobia later in life


Interstate traffic doesn't bother me... But for some reason.. I hate hwy 1 traffic.. For some reason, it makes me frustrated.
Posted by shawnlsu
Member since Nov 2011
23682 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 5:42 pm to
My best friend has developed a fear of crossing bridges at 40 years old. Breaks out into cold sweats and hyperventilating. It's pretty funny actually.
Posted by liz18lsu
Naples, FL
Member since Feb 2009
17360 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 5:42 pm to
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I did my time in Florida too


It's good where I am Ms. Kittie. I once said cockroach as a kid and my dad yelled at me. I think it was the "cock" part... :lol:
Posted by eitek1
Member since Jun 2011
2176 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 6:07 pm to

I was a Paratrooper... I NEVER had a problem with heights or anything else for that matter. I find as I get older, stuff I wouldn't have given a second thought I don't really care for. Heights is one of those things. If I get up on a high extension ladder it makes me wary.
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7533 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 6:45 pm to
I was never chlostrophobic until I had to have an MRI. I made it about 30 seconds and had to get out. Now if I have to have one, I need Valium and an Open machine. frick that shite.
Posted by SDTiger15
lost in Cali
Member since Jan 2005
11385 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 6:52 pm to
Clowns...I have a phobia of clowns, frick clowns!

I mean really, really frick off clowns.
Posted by canerow
Round da Corner
Member since Jan 2013
205 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 7:10 pm to
How was tge side effects of the meds? I was prescribed same meds today due to anxiety. I have no idea what triggered it so im kinda lost. Can I still drink on this shite?
Posted by Evil Little Thing
Member since Jul 2013
11295 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 7:12 pm to
Drinking didn’t seem to make a difference on Lexapro. The biggest issue is that you will find it’s impossible to have an orgasm for awhile. That eventually gets a little better, but yeah. At least you won’t care because you’ll otherwise feel great

Seriously, I felt preternaturally happy on Lexapro. I’d be in situations where I knew I *should* feel sad or worried or whatever, but I just felt...calm. And happy.
Posted by 14&Counting
Eugene, OR
Member since Jul 2012
37804 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 7:13 pm to
I used to never be afraid of heights now have vertigo
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 7:16 pm to
Check your body for any new growths, sounds like you may be developing a pussy.
Posted by canerow
Round da Corner
Member since Jan 2013
205 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 7:24 pm to
10-4. Did it make u tired during the day?

A good bj will take care of the orgasm.
This post was edited on 3/9/18 at 7:28 pm
Posted by greygoose
Member since Aug 2013
11477 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 7:59 pm to
quote:

I was never chlostrophobic until I had to have an MRI. I made it about 30 seconds and had to get out. Now if I have to have one, I need Valium and an Open machine. frick that shite.




I recently had to have one too. Told my doc that I wasn't claustrophobic, but when I got in, everything changed. I couldn't even do it WITH valium!
Posted by Averytiger
Member since Dec 2017
1366 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 8:13 pm to
Fear of bridges hit me around age 40. It was very sudden, and I have no explanation for why.
Posted by Evil Little Thing
Member since Jul 2013
11295 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 8:24 pm to
quote:

10-4. Did it make u tired during the day?

A good bj will take care of the orgasm


It did at first. I also had trouble swallowing (Tess). It nearly made me choke a few times.

Expect the BJs to take an hour. You’ll enjoy it, but find it impossible to get over the edge. It’s frustrating, but eventually gets better.
Posted by L Boogie
Texas
Member since Jul 2009
5075 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 8:27 pm to
I'm not sure, but to me, it's normal. I developed a debilitating fear of driving within the last 3 years. I'm not sure what caused it but it's very real.

Luckily, I now live in a place with amazing public transportation and I don't even have a car, but the thought of driving one gives me anxiety.
Posted by WylieTiger
Member since Nov 2006
13141 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 8:32 pm to
Bridges get me. Anytime I'm in the Bay Area of California, I shite bricks on the Golden Gate, Bay, and Richmond. I fear that a big arse earthquake will strike while I'm on it. Also, the GNO in Nola gets me.

I hate airplanes and turbulence as I get older.
Posted by Mulat
Avalon Bch, FL
Member since Sep 2010
17517 posts
Posted on 3/9/18 at 8:35 pm to
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i wonder if it a vertigo issue. You may have been fine before but age gets to everyone and maybe it is something to do with vertigo.

ETA: Vertigo as the medical condition of vertigo- not the common but incorrect usage of vertigo to mean a fear of heights.




Certainly Inner Ear at least needs to be evaluated
This post was edited on 3/9/18 at 8:36 pm
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