#altocelarophobia

i'm a complex person. i feel so alone in this.

this is a video from a guy discussing his fear - as he tries to conquer it. https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/megalophobia another condition that can be connected with altocelarophobia/agoraphobia/acrophobia! https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/4dpcxs/i_have_a_unique_phobia_called_altocelarophobia/ interesting thread from reddit https://www.grinsandneedles.com/blog/altocelarophobia this blog has a lot of great information of the phobia from a person who actually goes through it https://altocelarophobia.yolasite.com/ love this site! https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/blog/heightened-anxiety-overcome-fear-high-places/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20common,fear%20or%20phobia%20of%20heights. some height phobias - ones that can be tied into this https://livinginahighrise.com/fear-of-living-in-a-high-rise-a-few-ways-to-manage-one-is-obvious/

i've been noticing (actually for a long time) that my panic attacks are typically in open spaces (e.g. walmart, kroger, malls, parking lots, middle of no where), fluorescent lighting, and high ceiling enclosed places (e.g. arenas, gym, walmart, malls, etc..) which is interesting. i mean, i know that i have agoraphobia, but i'm starting to wonder if i also have altacelarophobia (fear of high ceilings) even though, i don't really have a fear of high ceilings itself, but they're definitely a trigger in some cases? but in some cases, that's not the case. i just like to be in places that are cozy and make me feel like i'm at home?? so whenever i'm at these HUGE stores with such openness and highness - i feel so exposed, i feel small, i feel unsafe, i feel attacked, and i feel like my comfort zone is being threatened. it's really a weird thing to explain. i know that it's hard to explain the sensations in these situations because describing personal emotions/feelings can be hard. i don't even understand why agoraphobia overthrows me. i used to be able to go anywhere or do anything.

Altocelarophobia is an unusual vertigo-like feelingthat happens while being in places with high ceilings or while being close to very tall buildings. I have dealt with this since I was small and it wasn't until some years ago people around me started to understand it. Fortunately I can control it enough so I don’t get paralyzed of fear in the middle of a church or mall.

Good luck getting me into an extremely clean and fancy Costco.