Acrophobia

Also know as – Altophobia, Batophobia, Hypsiphobia or Hyposophobia, the dear of heights. This photo was taken at the top of the stairs in the tube station at Hyde Park Corner (I think). There are many scary sets of stairs and escalators throughout the Underground due to the nature of this transport, but this has to have been the highest and steepest set I have seen, not including the many stairs to the top of Covent Garden station, which I have walked up in a moment of madness; however these stairs are spiralled so wouldn't have illustrated this phobia quite as well.

Vertigo is a well known phobia, the feeling of not being safe while a great distance from the ground can cause a lot of trouble for people. Myself I'm not comfortable with heights unless I'm certain that it's been ensured I should be safe, but I wouldn't say I'm phobic of the height itself, as a phobia is defined as being 'irrational' and therefore will not consider things such as safety. For example, I'm uncomfortable on wobbly bridges but will walk on them. I enjoy rollercoastes even when they go high up because I trust that I will be safe

A little extra information – The original photo of this phobia was a second part of discovering this series, originally named "Fear of Falling" and taken of a set of stairs at Paddington station that weren't nearly as steep as these. There is only one or two more of the initial series left before fresh material may appear on this site, I hope people are enjoying it

Note to Mr Twelve – I don't know how or why the font has gone like this, if you're able to fix it do so. Otherwise we shall talk about it when you get back on MSN