feeling of wanting to jump from heights?

ChroniC said:
What a load of ****, its not human nature to get yourself hurt, if anything its the complete opposite.
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You obviously don't know much about psychology. Go have a read up before saying what I'm saying is bull. The human brain is capable of a lot, and safe guards are there to prevent a lot. Thoughts you should not have are human nature, The reactions to those thoughts are also part of human nature. And people with problems unfortunately dont always have the correct reactions. The correct action is not to jump obviously, But the urge still manifests in some, especially those with no fear of heights.
 
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Because it's good fun.

Tips:
Do it into water
Be attached to something (cable, bungy, parachute)

Tips if you want it to be your first and only:
Ignore the above
 
I've done a bungee and skydive before and loved both. If there is a high ledge with a railing I will get the feeling of wanting to jump. However if there is no railing, ledge or anything and I know its really high, I will be scared of going near the edge.

Grand canyon for example, scared me silly when I was a couple of feet away from a huge sheer drop
 
Can't help but think about it if I'm up somewhere high, crossing a bridge or whatever. It's perhaps just a consideration of the danger rather than actual will to do it, you can't help but observe the risk.

It's probably some defense thing, where you will be aware of the danger by thinking through what could happen. It's the less obvious dangers which pose greater real danger for this reason I guess!

Traffic coming towards me fast with no centre barrier freaks me out a bit, like on country lanes. That's a very unnatural thing though really.
 
I get this in lots of ways. Sometimes I get the urge to step out in front of buses, or even just drop a large stack of plates. I think it's because you're focussing on "must not do this" and therefore also focussing on "do this"
 
The urge to jump from heights is, I think, pretty common (if not natural).

Similarly though, does anyone else, Londoners especially, get the urge to dive in front of tube trains as they come out of the tunnel and approach your stop?
 
I get this. I read somewhere that vertigo is not so much a fear you might fall, as a fear you might jump into the void.
 
I'll happily hang my toes over the edge of any precipice but I've never had the urge to jump.

I almost did it accidently when I worked as a Joiner. I was replacing the roof door of an 18 floor multi-storey (Westercommon Road, for our Glasgwegian members) which required me to work on the roof and not on the inside of the lift room. I was holding the door up to screw it in place when a gust of wind made the door act like a sail and began dragging me to the edge. I was very much aware of the kiddies playground at the bottom of the block and refused to let go of the door (although my falling body would have obviously wiped someone out too). Thankfully the wind dropped before I did, three feet from the edge.
 
wannabedamned said:
You obviously don't know much about psychology. Go have a read up before saying what I'm saying is bull. The human brain is capable of a lot, and safe guards are there to prevent a lot. Thoughts you should not have are human nature, The reactions to those thoughts are also part of human nature. And people with problems unfortunately dont always have the correct reactions. The correct action is not to jump obviously, But the urge still manifests in some, especially those with no fear of heights.
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Nor do you it seems professor.
I know enough to know you've heard wrong. Get some info on it and il believe you. Untill then, your tooking tosh.
 
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