acrophobia

• “The presence of Novak in a dual role underscores the basic idea: Vertigo refracted through a cracked prism (acrophobia is further referenced in the jaw-dropping trapeze scene, the climax of both the film and the film-within-the-film).”

  GreenCine Daily: Torino Dispatch.

• “Achilles tendon acid acid rain acquittal acronym acrophobia”

  Entry Index: a cappella to appeasement

• “I can't honestly call acrophobia a neurosis; fear of falling is normal and sane.”

  The Past Through Tomorrow

• “There is a corresponding fear of high places often noticed, called acrophobia; so that many people dare not trust themselves on high buildings or other eminences.”

  Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

• “I also have acrophobia which is the fear of heights”

  List of weird phobias

• “The Episcopal church is for fallen-away Catholics with acrophobia.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Catholics and Jews?

• “Fear of heights is one of the most common phobias (followed by public speaking) with an estimated 3 percent to 5 percent of the population suffering so-called acrophobia.”

  Top 10 Fears and Phobias That Really Scare People | Impact Lab

• “Compared with participants who scored lowest on an acrophobia test, those most afraid of heights judged the building to be about 10 feet (3 meters) higher at ground level and 40 feet (12 meters) taller from the top of the building.”

  Top 10 Fears and Phobias That Really Scare People | Impact Lab

• “I would not suggest that someone with acrophobia take this trip unless they stay away from the observation lounge.”

  Fictionaut: Messages to Mars

• “I am not afraid of heights, but I suffer from a related condition, a sort of acrophobia-by-proxy, that means I cannot bear to watch my children linger near any kind of precipice, be it balcony, coastal path or pedestrian bridge.”

  The Guardian: Tim Dowling: Life on the edge

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