Fear of heights. From the ancient Greek “acron” (height).
Almost 20% of us are afraid of heights, also known as ‘suffering from vertigo’. Many scientist investigate this phobia, for some it’s a primordial fear that is useful for our survival. But many literary writers have also discussed it, including Milan Kundera in “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”:
“Vertigo is something other than the fear of falling. It is the voice of emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.”
( M. K. )
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