Scared To Death Entry

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Not so much being scared to death but my anxiety definitely kicks in when I see a huge flight of stairs. I can climb a normal subset of stairs like in a house but say if I were taking the subway or a train and there were more than an equally flight of stairs then I would start breathing heavily more than normal. This only happens when I’m ascending the stairs not going down them. When going down, I’d like to think it’s because I’m just really happy to be getting off them. So it makes it okay. I don’t believe I have a fear of heights. And while I might feel weighted down and things tightening while climbing up the steps I try hard to still beat what I am experiencing.

It’s not like I’m thinking the staircase is going to jump out and yell Boo! But sometimes when I see a more than average staircase I have to brace myself and mentally prepare. I read this interesting article, and there is an actual term for what kind of fear I have, which is climacophobia.

This is a recent thing that has taken place. It hasn’t always been like this. Like if this were Harry Potter I’d be curious to see if my boggart took form of a staircase. Maybe it would be tall and wide, or maybe it would be spindly. Either way staircases oh my!