my biggest fear in life is heights.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when one is not particularly high up. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort, that share both similar causes and options for treatment. Most people experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, known as the fear of falling. On the other hand, those who have little fear of such exposure are said to have a head for heights. A head for heights is advantageous for those hiking or climbing in mountainous terrain and also in certain jobs e.g. steeplejacks or wind turbine mechanics. People with acrophobia can experience a panic attack in high places and become too agitated to get themselves down safely. Approximately 2\u20135% of the general population suffers from acrophobia, with twice as many women affected as men. The term is from the , \"\u00e1kron\", meaning \"peak, summit, edge\" and , \"ph\u00f3bos\", \"fear\". Traditionally, acrophobia has been attributed, like other phobias, to conditioning or a traumatic experience. Recent studies have cast doubt on this explanation; a fear of falling, along with a fear of loud noises, is one of the most commonly suggested inborn or \"non-associative\" fears.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "My biggest fear in life is heights. Too scary to be up so high."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The formal term is called acrophobia, and I have it a lot too. I really hate heights"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah, my ex had me go on a roller coaster that was like the tallest in the park, I was so scared. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I would say so! I can relate. When I am up on high bridges I feel so awful. Some people even have panic attacks in high places and cant get down themselves!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I don't mind bridges, usually. I guess I feel safe in the car, but I can't really get up on a ladder either"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Can you imagine not having a fear for heights, those who do have what they call a head for heights"}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is interesting, never heard of that before. Must be a good feeling for them."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It really helps for hiking and climbing! haha."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I'm sure it does. Must be terrible for anyone that have multiple fears too."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "They say a fear of heights is triggered by some other experience a person has had in their life, such as a traumatic one"}]