Climacophobia

Climacophobia

Climacophobia is the fear of climbing, especially the fear of climbing stairs or falling down stairs. Climacophobia is closely related to acrophobia, the fear of heights, and many people fear the height of stairs, because of a fear of falling from a great height.


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  • Phobia — An unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. For example, extreme fear of spiders is called arachnophobia, and fear of being outside is known as agoraphobia. Phobias… …   Medical dictionary

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