[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":140},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-en-acrophobia":3},{"post":4,"related":91,"path":134,"pair":135,"otherIndex":138,"index":139},{"slug":5,"lang":6,"translation":7,"weight":8,"title":9,"description":10,"seoTitle":11,"seoDescription":12,"date":13,"updated":-1,"cover":14,"coverAlt":15,"tags":16,"accent":21,"game":22,"vrApp":23,"readingMinutes":24,"pieces":25,"toc":37,"faq":71},"acrophobia","en","acrophobie",30,"Acrophobia (fear of heights): meaning, vertigo, causes, how common it is and how to overcome it","Acrophobia is the fear of heights, the most common specific phobia in some surveys. What the word means, how it differs from vertigo, symptoms, causes, how common it is, a quick self-check, and how to overcome it.","Acrophobia (Fear of Heights): Meaning, Vertigo & Help","Acrophobia is the fear of heights. What it means, how it differs from vertigo, symptoms, causes, how common it is, a self-check and how to overcome it.","2026-10-05","/blog/acrophobia/cover.webp","Illustration of a wooden mountain lookout with a sturdy railing at golden hour, overlooking a green valley and a winding river.",[17,18,19,20],"Acrophobia","Fear of heights","Vertigo","Phobias","#4aa8e8","vr-phobia","heights",8,[26,29,31,33,35],{"kind":27,"html":28},"html","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Acrophobia is the fear of heights\u003C/strong>: an intense, lasting fear of high places, out of proportion to the real danger, that leads people to avoid balconies, bridges, ladders, glass lifts or mountain paths. It is a \u003Cstrong>specific phobia\u003C/strong> of the natural environment type, and in some surveys the most common one. If you are wondering what the fear of heights is called, the answer is acrophobia; in everyday speech many people call it “vertigo”, which is actually something else (see below).\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>This article is general information, not medical advice. If a fear of heights affects your daily life, talk to a doctor or a therapist trained in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). If you feel dizzy or the room spins even when you are not high up, see a doctor.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"what-does-acrophobia-mean\">What does acrophobia mean?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Acrophobia means “fear of heights”. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.etymonline.com/word/acrophobia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Etymology Dictionary\u003C/a> traces it to the Greek \u003Cem>akros\u003C/em>, “at the end, topmost”, plus \u003Cem>-phobia\u003C/em>, “fear”. The word was coined in 1887 by the Italian physician Andrea Verga, who had the condition himself.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"how-do-you-pronounce-acrophobia\">How do you pronounce acrophobia?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Say it \u003Cstrong>ak-ruh-FOH-bee-uh\u003C/strong>, with the stress on “FOH”. The \u003Ca href=\"https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/acrophobia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cambridge Dictionary\u003C/a> gives /ˌæk.rəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ in British English and /ˌæk.rəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ in American English.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"is-acrophobia-the-same-as-vertigo\">Is acrophobia the same as vertigo?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>No. \u003Cstrong>Vertigo is a symptom\u003C/strong>, not a fear: the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vertigo/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS\u003C/a> describes it as the feeling that you, or everything around you, is moving or spinning, often caused by inner ear problems such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), labyrinthitis, vestibular neuritis or Ménière’s disease, or by migraine. It can happen anywhere, not only at heights.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Acrophobia is a fear of heights.\u003C/strong> Standing somewhere high can make anyone feel unsteady, and people with a fear of heights often feel dizzy, weak in the knees or as if they might fall. That height-triggered unease has its own name, \u003Cstrong>visual height intolerance\u003C/strong>: in a survey of 3,517 people in Germany, 28% had experienced it at some point in their life, with symptoms such as fearfulness, inner agitation, a queasy stomach, a to-and-fro feeling of vertigo and weak knees (\u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6685-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huppert et al.\u003C/a>, \u003Cem>Journal of Neurology\u003C/em>, 2013). The authors describe a continuum from mild height intolerance to the specific phobia, acrophobia.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>So when someone says “I have vertigo” about balconies, they usually mean a fear of heights. If dizziness or spinning also happens on flat ground, it is worth seeing a doctor.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"what-does-acrophobia-feel-like\">What does acrophobia feel like?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Symptoms appear at a height, when looking down, or just from thinking about it. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/phobias/overview/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS\u003C/a> lists the typical symptoms of a phobia:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>feeling dizzy or light-headed, a pounding or unusual heartbeat, tightness in the chest;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>feeling sick, trembling or shaking;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>severe anxiety, and an intense fear of fainting, losing control or dying.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>With heights, people often describe an urge to crouch, grip a railing or step back, and a fear of falling. Then comes \u003Cstrong>avoidance\u003C/strong>: taking the stairs instead of a glass lift, refusing upper floors, balconies, bridges, ladders or chairlifts.\u003C/p>\n",{"kind":30},"cycle",{"kind":27,"html":32},"\u003Ch2 id=\"what-causes-acrophobia\">What causes acrophobia?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>There is no single known cause. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/anxiety-and-stressor-related-disorders/specific-phobic-disorders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSD Manual\u003C/a> states that the causes of phobias are unknown. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/phobias/overview/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS\u003C/a> notes that many phobias can be linked to a frightening event or a stressful situation, and that a phobia can also be learned from people around you. In the German survey, visual height intolerance was more common in people with a family history of it, an anxiety disorder, migraine or motion sickness, and it most often started in the second decade of life (\u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6685-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huppert et al.\u003C/a>, 2013).\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Whatever started it, avoidance keeps it alive: each time you step back from the edge or skip the trip, the relief teaches you that escaping was necessary. Exposure research by \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.04.006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craske et al.\u003C/a> (\u003Cem>Behaviour Research and Therapy\u003C/em>, 2014) shows that new, safer learning happens when you stay and discover that what you expected does not happen.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"how-common-is-acrophobia\">How common is acrophobia?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Fear of heights is one of the most common phobias:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>in a Dutch survey of 7,076 adults, specific phobia with a fear of heights was \u003Cstrong>the most common\u003C/strong> of eight phobia variants studied, at \u003Cstrong>4.9%\u003C/strong> (\u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-007-0291-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Depla et al.\u003C/a>, \u003Cem>Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology\u003C/em>, 2008);\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>fears and phobias of \u003Cstrong>heights\u003C/strong> and of animals are the most common kinds of specific phobia (\u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30169-X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eaton et al.\u003C/a>, \u003Cem>The Lancet Psychiatry\u003C/em>, 2018);\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>milder visual height intolerance affects about \u003Cstrong>one in three\u003C/strong> people at some point (\u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6685-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huppert et al.\u003C/a>, 2013).\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"is-it-normal-to-be-afraid-of-heights\">Is it normal to be afraid of heights?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Some caution at heights is normal and useful. It becomes acrophobia when the fear is out of proportion to the real danger, starts long before you are anywhere near an edge, and makes you avoid ordinary places such as balconies, stairs or bridges.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"do-i-have-acrophobia-a-quick-self-check\">Do I have acrophobia? A quick self-check\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>This is not a test and it cannot diagnose anything. It follows the summary of the DSM-5-TR criteria for specific phobia in the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/anxiety-and-stressor-related-disorders/specific-phobic-disorders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSD Manual\u003C/a>, and only helps you decide whether to talk to a professional.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cform class=\"selfcheck\" aria-label=\"Fear of heights self-check\">\n\u003Cfieldset>\n\u003Clegend>Tick what applies to you\u003C/legend>\n\u003Clabel>\u003Cinput type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q1\"> I have felt a marked fear or anxiety about heights for six months or more.\u003C/label>\n\u003Clabel>\u003Cinput type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q2\"> Being high up, or even imagining it, almost always triggers that fear straight away.\u003C/label>\n\u003Clabel>\u003Cinput type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q3\"> I avoid balconies, bridges, ladders or high floors, or I get through them with intense fear.\u003C/label>\n\u003Clabel>\u003Cinput type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q4\"> I feel the fear is out of proportion to the actual danger.\u003C/label>\n\u003Clabel>\u003Cinput type=\"checkbox\" name=\"q5\"> The fear or the avoidance causes me real distress or gets in the way of my daily life, work or social life.\u003C/label>\n\u003C/fieldset>\n\u003Cp class=\"selfcheck__note\">\u003Cstrong>This is not a diagnosis.\u003C/strong> If you ticked most of these boxes, or if the fear bothers you, talk to your doctor or a therapist trained in CBT. Only a professional can assess a phobia.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/form>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"how-to-overcome-acrophobia\">How to overcome acrophobia\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The best-supported way to overcome a fear of heights is \u003Cstrong>gradual exposure\u003C/strong>, the core of cognitive behavioural therapy: you go up in small, safe steps, stay long enough to learn that the feared outcome doesn’t happen, and repeat until ordinary heights feel manageable. According to the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/anxiety-and-stressor-related-disorders/specific-phobic-disorders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSD Manual\u003C/a>, exposure therapy helps around 85% of people with a specific phobia.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Our step-by-step guide explains how to build a fear ladder, how long to stay, how often to practise and when to get help: \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"/blog/how-to-overcome-fear-of-heights\">How to overcome the fear of heights\u003C/a>\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"can-virtual-reality-help-with-a-fear-of-heights\">Can virtual reality help with a fear of heights?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Yes: the fear of heights is the phobia with the most VR research.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>With 33 patients, VR exposure was as effective as real-life exposure, and the results held at six months (\u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/s0005-7967(01)00023-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmelkamp et al.\u003C/a>, \u003Cem>Behaviour Research and Therapy\u003C/em>, 2002).\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>An automated VR program with a virtual coach, with no therapist in the room, sharply reduced fear of heights in 100 adults after about six 30-minute sessions (\u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30226-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freeman et al.\u003C/a>, \u003Cem>The Lancet Psychiatry\u003C/em>, 2018).\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>A fully self-guided smartphone app with cardboard goggles reduced fear of heights at home over three weeks (\u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donker et al.\u003C/a>, \u003Cem>JAMA Psychiatry\u003C/em>, 2019).\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>More in \u003Ca href=\"/blog/why-virtual-reality-works-for-phobias\">Why virtual reality works for phobias\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n",{"kind":34},"cta",{"kind":27,"html":36},"\u003Csection class=\"post__faq\" aria-labelledby=\"faq\">\u003Ch2 id=\"faq\">FAQ\u003C/h2>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"what-is-acrophobia\">What is acrophobia?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>Acrophobia is the fear of heights: an intense, lasting fear of high places, out of proportion to the actual danger, that leads to avoidance. It is a specific phobia.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"what-is-the-fear-of-heights-called\">What is the fear of heights called?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>The fear of heights is called acrophobia, from the Greek \u003Cem>akros\u003C/em>, “topmost”, and \u003Cem>phobos\u003C/em>, “fear”.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"is-acrophobia-the-same-as-vertigo-1\">Is acrophobia the same as vertigo?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>No. Vertigo is a symptom, a feeling that you or the room is spinning, usually from an inner ear problem. Acrophobia is a fear of heights, though it can bring dizziness when you are high up.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"how-do-you-pronounce-acrophobia-1\">How do you pronounce acrophobia?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>Ak-ruh-FOH-bee-uh, stressed on “FOH”: /ˌæk.rəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ (British) or /ˌæk.rəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ (American).\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"how-common-is-the-fear-of-heights\">How common is the fear of heights?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>Very common. It was the most frequent phobia variant in a large Dutch survey (4.9%), and about one in three people has felt milder height intolerance at some point.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"can-acrophobia-be-cured\">Can acrophobia be cured?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>It responds very well to treatment. Gradual exposure, in real life or in virtual reality, helps most people.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 id=\"does-virtual-reality-work-for-acrophobia\">Does virtual reality work for acrophobia?\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>Yes. The fear of heights has the strongest VR evidence of any phobia, including automated and self-guided programmes.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/section>\u003Csection class=\"post__sources\" aria-labelledby=\"sources\">\u003Ch2 id=\"sources\">Sources\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Online Etymology Dictionary. “acrophobia”. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.etymonline.com/word/acrophobia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">etymonline.com/word/acrophobia\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Cambridge Dictionary. “acrophobia” (pronunciation). \u003Ca href=\"https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/acrophobia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dictionary.cambridge.org\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>NHS. Vertigo. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vertigo/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nhs.uk/conditions/vertigo\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>NHS. Phobias: overview. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/phobias/overview/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nhs.uk\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Barnhill JW. Specific phobias. \u003Cem>MSD Manual Professional Version\u003C/em>, reviewed April 2026. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/anxiety-and-stressor-related-disorders/specific-phobic-disorders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">msdmanuals.com\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Huppert D, Grill E, Brandt T. Down on heights? One in three has visual height intolerance. \u003Cem>Journal of Neurology\u003C/em>. 2013;260(2):597–604. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6685-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1007/s00415-012-6685-1\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Depla MF, ten Have ML, van Balkom AJ, de Graaf R. Specific fears and phobias in the general population: results from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS). \u003Cem>Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology\u003C/em>. 2008;43(3):200–208. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-007-0291-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1007/s00127-007-0291-z\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Eaton WW, Bienvenu OJ, Miloyan B. Specific phobias. \u003Cem>The Lancet Psychiatry\u003C/em>. 2018;5(8):678–686. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30169-X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30169-X\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Craske MG, Treanor M, Conway CC, Zbozinek T, Vervliet B. Maximizing exposure therapy: an inhibitory learning approach. \u003Cem>Behaviour Research and Therapy\u003C/em>. 2014;58:10–23. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.04.006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1016/j.brat.2014.04.006\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Emmelkamp PM, Krijn M, Hulsbosch AM, et al. Virtual reality treatment versus exposure in vivo: a comparative evaluation in acrophobia. \u003Cem>Behaviour Research and Therapy\u003C/em>. 2002;40(5):509–516. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/s0005-7967(01)00023-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(01)00023-7\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Freeman D, Haselton P, Freeman J, et al. Automated psychological therapy using immersive virtual reality for treatment of fear of heights: a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. \u003Cem>The Lancet Psychiatry\u003C/em>. 2018;5(8):625–632. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30226-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30226-8\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Donker T, Cornelisz I, van Klaveren C, et al. Effectiveness of self-guided app-based virtual reality cognitive behavior therapy for acrophobia: a randomized clinical trial. \u003Cem>JAMA Psychiatry\u003C/em>. 2019;76(7):682–690. \u003Ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0219\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003C/section>",[38,41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,68],{"id":39,"text":40},"what-does-acrophobia-mean","What does acrophobia mean?",{"id":42,"text":43},"how-do-you-pronounce-acrophobia","How do you pronounce acrophobia?",{"id":45,"text":46},"is-acrophobia-the-same-as-vertigo","Is acrophobia the same as vertigo?",{"id":48,"text":49},"what-does-acrophobia-feel-like","What does acrophobia feel like?",{"id":51,"text":52},"what-causes-acrophobia","What causes acrophobia?",{"id":54,"text":55},"how-common-is-acrophobia","How common is acrophobia?",{"id":57,"text":58},"is-it-normal-to-be-afraid-of-heights","Is it normal to be afraid of heights?",{"id":60,"text":61},"do-i-have-acrophobia-a-quick-self-check","Do I have acrophobia? 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Acrophobia is a fear of heights, though it can bring dizziness when you are high up.",{"q":43,"a":81},"Ak-ruh-FOH-bee-uh, stressed on \"FOH\": /ˌæk.rəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ (British) or /ˌæk.rəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ (American).",{"q":83,"a":84},"How common is the fear of heights?","Very common. It was the most frequent phobia variant in a large Dutch survey (4.9%), and about one in three people has felt milder height intolerance at some point.",{"q":86,"a":87},"Can acrophobia be cured?","It responds very well to treatment. Gradual exposure, in real life or in virtual reality, helps most people.",{"q":89,"a":90},"Does virtual reality work for acrophobia?","Yes. The fear of heights has the strongest VR evidence of any phobia, including automated and self-guided programmes.",[92,106,120],{"slug":93,"lang":6,"translation":94,"weight":8,"title":95,"description":96,"seoTitle":97,"seoDescription":98,"date":13,"updated":-1,"cover":99,"coverAlt":100,"tags":101,"accent":21,"game":22,"vrApp":104,"readingMinutes":105},"arachnophobia","arachnophobie","Arachnophobia (fear of spiders): meaning, causes, how common it is and how to overcome it","Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders, one of the most common specific phobias. What the word means, how to pronounce it, symptoms, causes, how common it is, a quick self-check, and how to overcome it.","Arachnophobia (Fear of Spiders): Meaning, Causes & Help","Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders. What it means, how to say it, symptoms, causes, how common it is, a quick self-check and how to overcome it.","/blog/arachnophobia/cover.webp","Illustration of a small house spider on a web in the corner of a sunny window, seen from across a calm living room.",[102,103,20],"Arachnophobia","Fear of spiders","spiders",7,{"slug":107,"lang":6,"translation":108,"weight":8,"title":109,"description":110,"seoTitle":111,"seoDescription":112,"date":13,"updated":-1,"cover":113,"coverAlt":114,"tags":115,"accent":118,"game":22,"vrApp":119,"readingMinutes":24},"claustrophobia","claustrophobie","Claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces): meaning, symptoms, causes and how to overcome it","Claustrophobia is the fear of enclosed spaces such as lifts, tunnels, crowded trains and MRI scanners. 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What the word means, how to pronounce it, why snakes scare so many people, symptoms, causes, a quick self-check, and how to overcome it.","Ophidiophobia (Fear of Snakes): Meaning, Causes & Help","Ophidiophobia is the fear of snakes. What it means, how to say it, why snakes scare so many people, causes, how common it is and how to overcome it.","/blog/ophidiophobia/cover.webp","Illustration of a sunny meadow with wildflowers, a small calm snake resting far away on a warm rock.",[130,131,20],"Ophidiophobia","Fear of snakes","#5e9a4c","snakes","/blog/acrophobia",{"lang":136,"path":137},"fr","/fr/blog/acrophobie","/fr/blog","/blog",1791217432345]