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Imagine floating away into space with nothing to save, or being pulled into the Earth because the gravity is to strong. Sounds funny at first but many people all over the world have this phobia. This phobia is called Barophobia, the fear of gravity or the fear of falling. "....causes a person to feel helpless when faced with thoughts about the forces of gravity." according to a young woman who suffers from Barophobia.
Irregular breathing, fast heartbeats, dread, panic, and anxiety just by looking at a amusement park ride. These are some symptoms of barophobia. People get these symptoms by looking at an amusement park ride or going on an elevator. Most people with Barophobia would avoid these things, "Excessively fast heart beat (fast pulse) called 'tachycardia'.", according to the author of rightdiagnosis.com. If you have these symptoms by looking at these things you probably have barophobia.
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For some people it works for others it does not. As the author in changethatsrightnow.com said, "The good news is that exposure therapy is eventually successful in many people with phobias,....". This is only one option to overcome this barophobia.
The second option is talk therapy. Talk therapy is different kinds of talk and of course the effectiveness of any therapy is critically dependent on who you are working with. The process of talk therapy is slow and might not work but skilled psychiatrists have patients that overcome this fear. According to the author of changethatsrightnow.com, "Generally though the process is slow and often the results are poor,...". Many people would prefer exposure therapy over talk therapy but there is one more

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