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

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This article says it can be related to the balance issue that people experience as they get older. Less balance means more fear of falling.

Also less adrenaline and the loss of the invincibility of youth can also affect you and cause a phobia later in life.

ETA: my late fiance was firefighter and yet had developed a fear of bridges and of driving. Yet no issues with walking into fire, lol. He preferred me to drive so he was free to scan the area and tell me where to go.

He explained that for him, it all came from a bad fire where he was trapped on the 3rd floor. He had no choice but to jump 3 floors to the ground. He was injured but but not too badly. The mental damage was far worse. Odd cause he was fearless in every other way. he said it all boiled down to him never wanting to be in a situation where he could get trapped again.