While it may not be uncommon to feel a sense of unease when standing and looking down from great heights, some individuals—around a third of the population—experience either height intolerance or acrophobia, which is a fear of heights severe enough to affect one’s quality of life, according to a 2020 research review in the Journal of Neurology.
Screening for Anxiety Will Only Make Us More Anxious
New federal guidelines set a low bar for diagnosing anxiety disorders, encouraging doctors to see a normal emotion ...
