Altophobia

I suffer from Altophobia.  Fear of Heights. I hate looking down from high up and don't even go out on friends Terri and Fred's 19th floor balcony which overlooks Fort Lauderdale, the Las Olas high-rent area, the Intercoastal and the Atlantic Ocean.

I am even nervous about the looming Fiscal Cliff, though, while not actually a cliff, is also scary.  It's not that I expect to be impacted too too much; I'm more anxious about the country being hopelessly in debt and seemingly unable to move forward.

I understand that phobias can be conquered by confronting them directly. 

I think I'll take a pass...