Kiana asked:


Okay, so in previous questions and answers I’ve said that I have Acrophobia, which I thought I did. But now I’m not so sure. It’s true, I have an abnormal fear of heights due to a traumatic rock climbing incident of two years ago. But I read somewhere that if all your anxiety comes from one single event, it can’t be diagnosed as a specific phobia. It can only be diagnosed as Post traumatic Stress Disorder or Panic Disorder. I’m not sure I have either. I used to have flashbacks, but not anymore and I don’t have nightmares as often as I used to. Another thing that has caused me to doubt my ‘diagnosis’ is that sometimes, when I’m up high, I don’t have the usual heart-pounding, panicky I’m-gonna-fall-to-my-death kind of feeling. Instead I just feel really numb, my heart slows my mind fills with morbid thoughts and bits of memory from rock climbing.

Does anyone know what this is? All answers are welcome.