What Is Your Phobia?

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I am not afraid of heights, per se, I am afraid of an urge that I am going to toss myself from whatever the height is, be it a bridge, tall building, etc. I don't have a suicidal thought in my meager brain; but just thinking about walking across the George Washington Bridge (which I did when I was younger) makes me very nervous, as I picture myself grabbing the railing and throwing myself over. Weird.




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Not that weird. See Poe on "The Imp of the Perverse."

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Found it on the net. His description of the sensations and thought process underlying the fear is uncannily accurate.