Talk:Acrophobia

message: It is somewhat difficult to search and find information regarding Six Flags Over Georgia's Intamin-manufactured Drop Tower attraction known as Acrophobia. It is somewhat related to the recent incident at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom on their Superman Tower of Power ride. As such, many people may be researching it and will receive a link to this page with no disambiguation link or reference to the ride when searching for its name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrophobia_%28ride%29
72.15.79.28 13:45, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Disambiguation Requested

message: It says it is an irrational fear.  But should it be considered one?  It's only completly irrational in more severe cases.  Irrational seems more to be like Xenophobia...because theres no reason to be Xenophobia...but the fear of heights...that can make sense I mean falling of somthing high can kill you.  Foreigners or strangers won't really do that (well I mean they could but so could anyone else that isn't a foreigner or stranger).  So is it really all that "irrational"?  Caleb09 01:00, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Irrational Fear? 

message: C'mon.. it can't be a coincidence that his name almost reads 'Scared Fall' in Dutch, right? -- Harry 10:36, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Engvall 

message: Is that seriously the way to say it?  I thought Acrophobia was a fear of heights or falling.  How could the primary cause of a fear of heights be a fear of heights?  I think there's some kind of issue, here...  -JC 11:08, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acrophobia - caused by fear? 

message: Isn't the comment under the photograph somewhat lame? Everybody would be scared standing at such hight while nearly falling off. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.175.220.59 (talk) 
Response to above: Honestly, I couldn't believe it, but I just had a small panic attack looking at the photo in the top right of this page. For me, I don't even have to be in the place to feel extremely uncomfortable. Even seeing it on the screen like that makes me panic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.251.84.221 (talk) 
I love looking at articles for various phobias and seeing the first image is an example of what a person with this phobia would be scared of, like this article has a view of someone standing over a 1,122 ft drop and the page on arachnophobia has a picture of a massive spider (or atleast it did), and I imagine a person with this phobia looking up their fear and having to either quickly navigate away from the page or look away to avoid panic. Amusingly sadistic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.10.110.87 (talk) 
I could not agree more. I felt sick just looking at it. If one is slloking here for some help, being greeted with this picture is not on. So I'm removing it.
IaErc — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.104.247.210 (talk) 
Wikipedia is not censored. If one needs help, they must seek for doctor, not wikipedia. Wikipedia will not help. `'Míkka 19:50, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with the original comment that the photo is not really appropriate. Fear of such a height as displayed in the photo is very rational. I suspect that 95% of people who stand in that place would be afraid. Anyone who didn't have that gut feeling of fear would infact have a disorder, I forget what it's called. An irrational fear would be more aptly illustrated by someone struck with fear to the extent that they are unable to use an escalator or glass elevator in a shopping mall for instance. 82.46.233.8 10:41, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo comment 

message: I can sympathize with 24.251.84.221, 91.104.247.210 and Aragonzo, and I agree with 86.10.110.87 that this is sadistic. Wikipedia is not censored, but childish images like this (which I can imagine are added only for the sheer sadistic glee of being able to (omg Wikipedia is not censored!!!1 Watch what I can do!), or to make a WP:POINT) are completely unnecessary. I am strongly of the opinion that the image should be removed. As someone pointed out in their edit summary to Entomophobia, phobia triggers don't belong on phobia pages. - ∅ (∅), 13:40, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Disagreed. If even a picture of high place causes real problem then the person in question better run to see a shrink, presto. We have all kind of censors here who dont like pictures of penises and big boobs and Michael Jackson. My granny will faint seeing any one of them. You say it is "sadistic glee", I say these anons are trolling.  `'Míkka 15:34, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "These anons" are Wikipedia editors, just like yourself. We're all equal here. - ∅ (∅), 16:02, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

text: I think there may be a bit of a misunderstanding here - I don't think anyone's arguing here that any and all potentially phobia-inducing pictures should be removed (because that would be all of them), just the ones that are on the page about the specific phobia they might induce. It's like putting a flashing gif on the page about grand mal epilepsy. (Please don't do that.) - ∅ (∅), 16:18, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Let me put it in a different way: please provide a medical reference that a picture of a tall building will put an acrophobe into trouble. If you insist on "human rights" of anons, let me remind you that opinions of "Wikipedia editors, just like yourself" don't matter, and you have to prove the claim about the alleged harm using reputable sources. And by the way, it will be a useful addition to "phobia" article. `'Míkka 16:35, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This isn't a content dispute. We're not discussing whether "a picture of a tall building will put an acrophobe into trouble", we're discussing whether this article needs this picture. That's an issue that has to be solved by editor consensus, not "reputable sources". - ∅ (∅), 09:25, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

text: Your argument "it makes people sick" is not substantated. On the contrary, there is the whose blossomimg brand of curing phobias called "Progressive Desensitization" which would actually say that this image helps to cure the suffering acrophobiacs. `'Míkka 20:06, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Solve this how arachnaphobia did (even though the spider inclusion was obviously vandalism at the time) : find a picture that demonstrates someone displaying acrophobia, instead of a picture that MIGHT induce acrophobia in the readers.  We chose a picture of Little Miss Muffet.  It was very appropriate.  -JC 18:18, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

text: I restored the image and tweaked the image text. I don't think it is appropriate to remove the image, just because you find it discomforting. // Fulkkari 19:24, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I reduced the size of the thumbnail. There's no need for it to be HUGE. - ∅ (∅), 20:01, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: We're not talking about discomfort. However, resizing the image was appropriate for me. Thanks for your solution. However, I still think the image adds nothing to the article, perhaps a more suitable one could be found, such as someone actually scared of heights. T-1 06:56, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I completely agree that the photo should go, it's simply not needed in the article. Similar to arachnophobia, these articles are likely to be viewed by those with the phobia - it's not going to help having an image of the very thing they are petrified of. I've removed it for the moment, until consensus has been reached. Seaserpent85Talk 23:22, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The photo should go 

message: This article is treating acrophobia like some kind of debilitating condition. Everyone has some acrophobia, and for good reason: falling from high places CAN KILL YOU. Not irrational at all, everyone has and SHOULD HAVE some fear of heights. The only variance among people is the severity of their acrophobia.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.87.177.32 (talk) 02:24, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The usual definition of a -phobia is that its an abnormally debilitating fear of something.   That would imply that not everyone has it.  Everyone could have a fear of heights, but only a subset would have acrophobia.  This seems to be covered in the first sentence, at least. (John User:Jwy talk) 19:42, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tone it down 

message: Acrophobia is not just a fear of heights. It is an abnormal fear of heights that directly and negatively impacts areas in your life. Acrophobias can have strong urges to jump from where they stand. Some think, albeit illogically, it is the quickest way to escape the fear. Acrophobias can become paralyzed when experiencing an episode. They literally can not move. Acrophobias have been known to have to be physically removed from a location by others. And most Acrophobias forget the fear they experience until they once again are faced with it. That is believed to be a fact of most all forms of phobias.
Shredlight (talk) 16:12, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please understand 

message: For people with an irrational lack of fear of heights. Like this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e0yXMa708Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz32kXTPZqU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_fP9WOOGIM&NR=1
--71.194.190.179 (talk) 17:56, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opposite of Acrophobia? 

message: Automated psychological therapy using immersive virtual reality for treatment of fear of heights: a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial
Prof Daniel Freeman, PhD, Polly Haselton, BSc, Jason Freeman, MA, Bernhard Spanlang, EngD, Sameer Kishore, PhD, Emily Albery, BA, Megan Denne, BSc, Poppy Brown, BA, Mel Slater, DSc, Alecia Nickless, MSc
Published: 11 July 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30226-8 |
Open access funded by Department of Health UK
Here is the author's Wiki entry: Daniel_Freeman_(psychologist)
Here's the link to the full study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(18)30226-8/fulltext 
Here's the product's developer's website homepage: http://oxfordvr.org/ 
Here's the product's developer's news release: http://oxfordvr.org/study-provides-first-evidence-that-psychological-therapy-can-be-successfully-delivered-automatically-in-virtual-reality-vr/ 
If someone knowledgeable about the subject can use this to make a suitable addition to the article, that would be appreciated. 
Phantom in ca (talk) 05:10, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:   The Lancet Psychiatry publishes major new study on VR treatment for acrophobia 

message: Acrophobia is an extreme irrotational fear or phobia of highest, especially when one not practically high up. It belongs category of specific phobias called space and motion discomfort that share both similar causes and options treatment 89.36.202.197 (talk) 17:09, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acrophobia 

message: If you have had real Vertigo, You would never use the word to describe a dizzy feeling from heights. 
Take it from someone who has had BPPV and is afraid of heights. It’s not even close. 
I’ve gone through a lot, vertigo is one of the most debilitating things that you can get. 76.89.201.165 (talk) 00:13, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  If you have had real Vertigo 

message: Every educated and reasonable person probably knows what is meant here, but at the same time it's clear that the fear described here is not simply a fear of heights, it's a fear of something else that's strongly related. People with a literal fear of heights would be terrified simply to visit Lhasa, or Denver, or to be securely (in their opinion) indoors inside a tall building, but people with acrophobia are mainly not afraid in those kinds of situations. I guess there might be something about perception or judgement involved, but I don't know that.
Do some people who are blind experience acrophobia in basically the same way that people who aren't blind experience it? TooManyFingers (talk) 02:47, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Heights?