Comments on: Gephyrophobia, again http://12apostrophes.net/gephyrophobia-again/ Digressions in Discourse Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:44:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kris http://12apostrophes.net/gephyrophobia-again/comment-page-1/#comment-559 Kris Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:06:50 +0000 http://12apostrophes.net/2007/08/05/gephyrophobia-again/#comment-559 Ah . . . good times. Either they fixed the bridges up by the time I was going to Granny's, or this is just another childhood trauma by mind has chosen not to remember. But it sounds scary as hell . . . Ah . . . good times. Either they fixed the bridges up by the time I was going to Granny’s, or this is just another childhood trauma by mind has chosen not to remember. But it sounds scary as hell . . .

]]> By: Kirsten http://12apostrophes.net/gephyrophobia-again/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Kirsten Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:31:00 +0000 http://12apostrophes.net/2007/08/05/gephyrophobia-again/#comment-558 On the way to Granny's house we had to cross two bridges on a very rural Mississippi dirt road, one right after the other. It was like an carnival ride- wooden planks, some rotting away, some missing, no guard rails- the sound effects were great- creaking and gravel splashing into the water below, and especially Mom's high pitched shreiking, "DeLane! Slow down!" If that didn't give me gephyrophobia nothing will. My heart rate is rapid just remembering it. On the way to Granny’s house we had to cross two bridges on a very rural Mississippi dirt road, one right after the other. It was like an carnival ride- wooden planks, some rotting away, some missing, no guard rails- the sound effects were great- creaking and gravel splashing into the water below, and especially Mom’s high pitched shreiking, “DeLane! Slow down!”
If that didn’t give me gephyrophobia nothing will. My heart rate is rapid just remembering it.

]]> By: Jayashree http://12apostrophes.net/gephyrophobia-again/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Jayashree Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:22:17 +0000 http://12apostrophes.net/2007/08/05/gephyrophobia-again/#comment-557 I have mild gephyrophobia, I think. (Thanks for the word of the day, btw). I used to be okay about bridges, but over the years, I have experienced that feeling of freezing up or thinking I might veer off one--but on foot or on my bike. I walked over that little foot bridge by 10th so I could see the collapsed 35 last weekend--bad idea. If it wasn't fenced by wire that's about 5 ft high... I have mild gephyrophobia, I think. (Thanks for the word of the day, btw). I used to be okay about bridges, but over the years, I have experienced that feeling of freezing up or thinking I might veer off one–but on foot or on my bike. I walked over that little foot bridge by 10th so I could see the collapsed 35 last weekend–bad idea. If it wasn’t fenced by wire that’s about 5 ft high…

]]> By: Pulao http://12apostrophes.net/gephyrophobia-again/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Pulao Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:28:14 +0000 http://12apostrophes.net/2007/08/05/gephyrophobia-again/#comment-556 Actually, what you have, in very technical, medical terms is a "Rational Response." I was thinking that I should actually feel safer crossing bridges in the Twin Cities now because, statistically, what are the chances of something like that happening again? If the engineer was the same, the construction materials were similar, and the stress was comparable, the chances are probably pretty high... Actually, what you have, in very technical, medical terms is a “Rational Response.”

I was thinking that I should actually feel safer crossing bridges in the Twin Cities now because, statistically, what are the chances of something like that happening again? If the engineer was the same, the construction materials were similar, and the stress was comparable, the chances are probably pretty high…

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