I just found this group. I have a similar fear to this one, but I kind
of understand it in my case. I have some problems with balance, and
used to have a lot more of them. Having something to hang on to, or
lean against, gave me some sort of point of reference to begin balancing.

The real way was to avoid high, unprotected places.

Beth

--- In unusualphobias@yahoogroups.com, "violenceisafact"
<violenceisafact@...> wrote:
>
> I have this fear that's kinda like being afraid of hights, only
different. If I'm up realy high, like
> the top of a skyscraper or something, and there's a rail to hold on
to, then I feel just fine, but
> if I'm up in a tree or on a wall for some reason and I don't have
anything to hold onto, I get
> realy freaked out. One time, I was climbing this wall at my high
school to get my freind's
> hacky-sack from a second story window sill. I was perfectly fine
with it until I got up there
> and had no hand holds. I flattened myself against the wall and
wouldn't move until my freind
> came up to help me down. ...it was realy embarassing. And I'm not
afraid of falling just as
> long there is nothing around me, like tree branches or a wall.
> I don't know if this is all that odd, but it's kinda weird to me.
>
> Moo
>