tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584347992486195496.post2012419310151344141..comments2024-01-18T10:25:14.675+00:00Comments on The Curved Opinion: Staircase to HellVictoria Franklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13009228001440066445noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584347992486195496.post-64383861840766450472018-08-29T11:34:43.109+01:002018-08-29T11:34:43.109+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Elizabeth J. Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01824134730760179008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584347992486195496.post-43908780994011505572013-05-16T12:41:02.764+01:002013-05-16T12:41:02.764+01:00Dear Vicky,
A few years ago I fell down the stais,...Dear Vicky,<br />A few years ago I fell down the stais, only 7 or 8 steps, but still I had a serious injury and I had to have surgery. I had a 17 cm plate in my arm and 8 pins! That wasn't the worst part... My arm, the right one, didn't work for almost 6 months. My hand was completly dead and the doctors didn't know if it would ever work again. Fortunately, and because of intense physical therapy it slowly started working again and now (6 years later) it's almost at 100%. It still hurts sometimes, but I just feel I'm lucky! All this story to let you know that after that I was really, really scared of stairs, specially going down stairs. I avoided the tube for years because of the combination of stairs and too much people that could push me off! Now I can climbe stairs with no problem, but I am extra (ridiculously) carefull going down... I just feel dizzy and like I'm gonna fall at any second. It's gotten better, but I think it's because I've been pushing myself. Eventually the brain accepts it. It doesn't mean you'll like it, it just means that you'll no longer think about your fear. So, just breath in really deep and keep doing it! <br />Big Kiss<br />Carolina<br />CarolinaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384423637169393730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584347992486195496.post-33503862334444135352013-05-14T15:57:21.459+01:002013-05-14T15:57:21.459+01:00You haven't always lived in a bungalow. When d...You haven't always lived in a bungalow. When did the phobia start? <br /><br />And a friend of mine also has a phobia of stairs which makes visiting me something of a challenge as my apartment is on the 3rd floor.....Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584347992486195496.post-77707447397415109682013-05-14T09:57:08.200+01:002013-05-14T09:57:08.200+01:00I also have this fear. Its slightly more founded t...I also have this fear. Its slightly more founded than yours, but I'm a firm believer in not sharing the root of fears with someone else who is scared, and therefore giving them even more reason to be afeared lol. <br /><br />Perhaps living in a bungalow is not helping you. If you found you had to climb a set of stairs every time you needed a wee, or to go to bed, then you might find yourself getting over your fear. Needs must. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013958778208891821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584347992486195496.post-58457935584789993712013-05-14T00:31:49.345+01:002013-05-14T00:31:49.345+01:00I can somewhat relate--not as extreme but stairs d...I can somewhat relate--not as extreme but stairs do make me nervous, I have to be holding on to the railing or touching the wall or else I go step by step usually, when going down it's much more of an issue when going up. And I have to look at my feet when going down stairs, if I'm carrying something big and can't see my feet I do panic a bit and in those sorts of situations I try to take the elevator if it's an option, otherwise I will go step by step again and be kind of panicky. I live on the third floor of my building and the elevator is really inconveniently located though so that's unfortunate.<br />I don't really have any tips for dealing, though, this is one of my minor issues in life so if this is a major one for you I'll just say you're lucky that there's nothing worse. Sorry, I know that's annoyingly unhelpful. But trust me when I say my real issues are to the point that before you pointed it out, I never thought of my mild fear of stairs as even being an issue at all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com