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Just saying that I've already established that I'm not 100% confident in the field of psychology as a whole, but that doesn't distract from the fact that many people in that field are extremely bright and have wonderful information to offer.
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Originally Posted by willravel
I can only imagine. It's ijnteresting that you feel safe in planes. I wonder if that has anything to do with your military training. Were you required to log long hours in planes or simulators? You don't have to answer, btw, I'm just curious.
I was slowly able to overcome my claustophobic tendencies by exposing myslef to enclosed situations, but the general psychological community frowns on that as cruel. I would never ask anyone to do that to themselves if they weren't ready. Just wanted to make that clear.
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No, I've always felt comfortable on planes. I also generally feel comfortable on roller coasters, at least enough to ride them and enjoy them. However, I tend to get a mile case of vertigo (or similar symptoms) even just being at the top of an escalator unless I'm looking exactly forward... looking up or back makes me feel very unhappy. Standing on top of hills and mountains give me a serious sense of unbalance, despite the fact that I actually have very good balance. I'm sure there are other examples... it's kind of an odd group of issues. And yeah, I almost went to Airborne school as an option to help me get over my fear. Never went, due to not getting authorization after Basic Training. *shrug* Would've been interesting, I'm sure.